By 2030, we hope to meet the U.S. goal to cut food waste across the nation in half. With less than six years left to meet that national goal, we need strong federal leadership. At the end of 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics for public comment. A national strategy is critical to coordinating federal efforts to achieve the goal. This blog summarizes the comments that NRDC submitted on the Draft National Strategy which focused on strengthening existing proposals and suggested additional areas for engagement.
From the existing proposals and ongoing actions, we are encouraged to see the following:
- National education & behavior change campaign: The Strategy proposed several…