Municipal and State Food Waste Policy as a Lever for Tackling Climate Change (WasteExpo 2022)

The United States 2030 Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal aims to cut food loss and waste in half by the year 2030. However, despite the fact that food waste is responsible for 4% of the total US GHG emissions, it is often left out of conversations about climate action planning and key policy priorities. This panel will focus on how to bring food waste strategies to the forefront of climate discussions, examples of how cities have advanced food waste policies