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What solutions are there to food waste in Missouri (united states)?

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Food loss and waste is a growing problem in our modern society. The amount of food Americans throw away each year is staggering. In 2014 alone, more than 38 million tons of food waste was generated, with only five percent diverted from landfills and incinerators. EPA estimates that more food reaches landfills and incinerators that any other single material in our everyday trash, constituting 21.6 percent of discarded municipal solid waste.

There are growing efforts both to prevent wasted food from occurring in the first place and to divert if from landfills and incinerators. Choose your state or EPA region from the map below or scroll down to find information about state and/or EPA regional wasted food prevention and diversion efforts.
Note: Read a disclaimer about the information presented on this Web page

EPA Region 1: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont

Current projects and grants awarded by the EPA New England Sustainable Food Management Program are listed below:

Path to 50 Percent Food Waste Reduction in Rhode Island Workshop

The Path to 50 Percent Food Waste Reduction in Rhode Island (RI) Workshop was co-sponsored by EPA Region 1, the Rhode Island Departments of Health and Environmental Management, the RI Governors Office, the RI Food Policy Council and the RI Hospitality Association on October 4, 2018. Read about the workshop sessions and more on Relish Rhody, a RI Food Strategy Blog. Exit

Reduce and Recover Save Food for People Conference

The Reduce and Recover Save Food for People Conference was co-sponsored by U.S. EPA, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic on June 28-29, 2016. Read about the conference, view recordings of the sessions and more on the conference website. Exit

Healthy Communities Grant Program

Healthy Communities Grant Program is EPA New England's main competitive grant program to work directly with communities to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health and improve the quality of life. Below is a list of the organizations that received grant awards in the past three years to further wasted food reduction and diversion projects:

Charter Oaks Community Economic Development
$25,000

Rhode Island Food Policy Council (Third Sector New England)
The Food Too Good to Waste Ambassador Program
$24,788

2016 New England Food Recovery Challenge Endorsers

EPA New England works with a number of organizations, called endorsers, that do not generate wasted food, but can provide resources to others to reduce their generation of wasted food. Below are the organizations that are participating in EPA's Food Recovery Challenge as endorsers.

State Agencies, Non-profits and Partnership Organizations

Below are links to state environmental agencies, non-profit organizations and partnership organizations that provide information about waste management and disposal, composting and food waste disposal bans in EPA Region 1 states:The following links exit the site Exit

New England

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commercial Organics Ban took effect on October 1, 2014 and states that a commercial food wholesaler or distributor, industrial food manufacturer or processor, supermarket, resort or conference center that generates a projected annual volume of 104 or more tons per year of source separated organic material, and is located within 20 miles of a permitted recycling facility that can accept that material, then those materials must be recycled.

EPA Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands

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EPA Region 3: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia

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EPA Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee

EPA worked with the Environmental Finance Center serving Region 4 at the University of Louisville to develop the Organics Recovery Program Development Tool for Colleges and Universities. The purpose of this tool is to assist post-secondary institutions with organizing new or expanding existing organics recovery programming with a special focus on composting. This introductory guide is organized by common practical composting methods from existing resources that is supported with school-specific examples and best practices.

Below are links to state environmental agencies and local organizations that provide information about composting, recycling, food rescue, source reduction, food donation and waste reduction in Region 4 states:

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EPA Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin

Below are resources for sustainable food management in EPA Region 5:

2015 Resource Guide on Food Scrap Compost Facility Training for Region 5 States and Operators

This information resource guide was developed to discuss compost facility training needs and opportunities in EPA Region 5 states. This report:

Summarizes current EPA Region 5 state regulations relating to food scrap composting and requirements for operator training;

Identifies and describes key components of compost training resources available to EPA Region 5 state agency personnel and compost operators, especially those that accept food waste;

Provides a summary of interviews with EPA Region 5 compost operators regarding their experiences with available operator training; and

Identifies key components that address the compost operational issues faced in EPA Region 5.

State Agencies, Non-profit Organizations and Academic Institutions

Below are links to state environmental and economic development agencies as well as other organizations that offer pollution prevention, waste exchanges, solid waste, recycling and composting resources in EPA Region 5 states:The following links exit the site Exit

EPA Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

State Agencies, Non-profit Organizations and Academic Institutions

Below are links to state environmental agencies, non-profit organizations and universities that provide information about composting, recycling, food rescue, source reduction, food donation and waste reduction in Region 7 states:

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EPA Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

State Agencies, Non-profit Organizations and Academic Institutions

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Iowa

The Iowa Recycling Association is a statewide nonprofit that seeks to advance effective recycling by sharing resources, education and advocacy opportunities.

The Food Rescue Partnership is a community-focused coalition committed to rescuing food throughout the Quad Cities that would otherwise be thrown away, by informing and engaging the public and by fostering partnerships among food establishments, the Foodbank, food pantries, meal sites, and shelters.

Information from Johnson County Solid Waste District and Iowa City website about local composting and strategies for reducing wasted food.

The Iowa Waste Reduction Center is a nationally recognized organization at the University of Northern Iowa devoted to environmental consulting, assistance, training and education for entities with environmental impact or need that provides information on reducing and diverting food waste.

School food service departments are tasked with balancing cost and student participation in school lunches, while at the same time reducing the amount of food waste. To assist Iowa schools in addressing food waste, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Iowa Department of Education (DOE) partnered to produce this Food Waste Minimization Toolkit for Iowa Schoolsto assist school administrators and nutrition staff in maintaining a sustainable balance in reducing food insecurity and waste.

In 2016, a pilot project included observing, investigating, and documenting areas of reduction. They also performed onsite waste sorts and assessments at 11 Iowa schools. This toolkit discusses the issues, provides lessons learned from the pilots, provides tips on conducting a waste audit and strategies for waste minimization, and sample templates and scripts.

Kansas

Kansas Recycles provides users with an easy and comprehensive destination to locate recycling options in all areas of Kansas based on a database and interactive map technology.

Keep Kansas Beautiful is the local affiliate of the national Keep America Beautiful organization, with information on recycling and composting opportunities.

Missouri

The Green Dining Alliance is a restaurant sustainability certification program that works with restaurants to reduce their environmental impact by completing an on-site audit that evaluates all areas of operations, and setting personalized goals.

Past Recognition Events

Newton, Kansas - Sand Creek Station Golf Course, June 24, 2013

Region 7 presented an award to the City of Newton, Kansas, for efforts to reduce waste and recycle materials at the city-owned Sand Creek Station Golf Course. Among other achievements in 2012, the City of Newton diverted approximately 24 tons of waste from landfills through waste prevention and recycling programs at the golf course. Learn more.

St Louis Cardinals, April 29, 2013

Region 7 recognized the St. Louis Cardinals baseball club for efforts to divert, donate and compost food waste around Busch Stadium in an on-field ceremony prior to the Cardinals-Reds game. Learn more.

Kansas City Chiefs, April 8, 2013

Region 7 and the Kansas City Chiefs announced Extra Yard for the Environment, the football club's sustainability initiative. The program is designed to devise and implement new green policies for the Kansas City Chiefs while raising awareness for green efforts at Arrowhead Stadium, the University of Kansas Hospital Training Complex, and for fans at home. Learn more.

Haskell Indian Nations University, November 10, 2015

Region 7 and Haskell Indian Nations University conducted a food waste sort as a part of the University's ongoing food recovery efforts. Learn More.

Watch Region 7's Food Recovery Stories

Sign up for the Region 7 Community Digest Newsletter

The Region 7 Community Digest Newsletter contains information about upcoming events, webinars, grant opportunities and more. (14 pp, 505 K, Check out the latest edition and learn how to subscribe to this newsletter About PDF) .

EPA Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming

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EPA Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam and American Samoa

Food recovery work in southern Nevada, food recovery guides for certain cities, partnering organization websites and key contacts for EPA Region 9 are listed below:

Southern Nevada Food Recovery Work

On September 30, 2015, a Southern Nevada Food and Organics Recovery Workshop was hosted by U.S. EPA, the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, the Environmental Finance Center West and the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, in Las Vegas. This workshop brought together 36 representatives from the private sector, government agencies, non-profit organizations and academia to explore opportunities and barriers to the recovery of wasted food and other organic wastes generated in Southern Nevada.

Local Food Recovery Guides, Partnering Organizations and Key Contacts

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EPA Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington

Below are links to state environmental agencies, non-profit organizations and universities that provide information about composting, recycling, food rescue, source reduction, food donation and waste reduction in Region 10 states:

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Alaska

Division of Environmental Health Solid Waste Program

Idaho

Department of Environmental Quality Solid Waste Rules and Regulations

Department of Environmental Quality Pollution Prevention Guidelines

Department of Environmental Quality Environmental Impacts of Food Waste Management

Oregon 2050 Vision for Materials Management

Washington

Department of Ecology's recommendations for food waste prevention

Washington State Recycling Association is a nonprofit membership organization that has been dedicated to supporting waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting in Washington since 1976.

School Food Share Call for Participation - EPA is offering technical assistance to implement cafeteria waste prevention and food recovery within schools in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington communities and in Indian Country.

School Food Share Toolkitmay help prevent and minimize wasted food in schools, and redirect consumable food to those who need it, through a replicable model for school food recovery.

Resources Relevant to All Regions

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Affordable Colleges Online has two guides designed to help college students combat on-campus food insecurity. Support for College Students Experiencing Food Insecurity has a state map showing students where they can find local food pantries on campus and a section on how people in the community can help. How to Start a Food Pantry on Campus builds on this information, detailing how to set up and run a food pantry on campus.

Ample Harvest allows you to search food pantries by zip code and shows the location on an interactive map.

The Campus Kitchen Project partners with high schools, colleges and universities to share on-campus kitchen space, recover food from cafeterias and engage students as volunteers who prepare and deliver meals to the community.

Earth's 911 provides local resources on recycling, pollution prevention and environmental information based on your zip code.

Feeding America has a map of their own Feeding America member food banks. Some of these food banks might have a minimum donation size requirement for pick up.

Find a Composter near you using this tool.

Find a Food Pantry near you using this tool.

Food Connect helps organizations with excess food find local charities who can use the food.

Food Cowboy connects wholesalers to charities to recover rejected food deliveries.

The Food Recovery Network recovers meals from college dining halls and delivers them to local partners to distribute to the community.

This Homeless Shelter Directory allows you to search homeless shelters and services by city.

MEANS is a live match making map where donors can post donations and non-profits can get alerts.

Rock and Wrap It Up's Hungerpedia is a live downloadable directory of agencies in need of contributions.

Find your state's health and environmental agencies for more information.

Sustainable America has a live interactive map of food rescue non-profits that can take your donations.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. The examples included in the following sections are for informational purposes only.

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Wasted Food Programs and Resources Across the United States | US EPA

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Have questions about Sustainable Management of Food or how you can reduce wasted food? Interested in joining the Food Recovery Challenge? Contact an expert near your region of the United States. Select a state or territory from the map below:
Headquarters in Washington, DC
Ellen Meyer, meyer.ellen@epa.gov, 703-347-0239
Region 1 Office for New England
Christine Beling, beling.christine@epa.gov, 617-918-1792
Region 2 Office in New York
Lorraine Graves, graves.lorraine@epa.gov, 212-637-4099

Rachel Chaput, chaput.rachel@epa.gov, 212-637-4116

Kimiko Link, link.kimiko@epa.gov, 212-637-4182
Region 3 Office for the Mid-Atlantic
Luke Wolfgang, wolfgang.luke@epa.gov, 215-814-2913
Region 4 Office for the Southeast
Thornell Cheeks, cheeks.thornell@epa.gov, 404-562-8479
Region 5 Office for the Great Lakes
Julie Schilf, schilf.julie@epa.gov, 312-886-0407
Region 6 Office for the South Central
Stephen Sturdivant, sturdivant.stephen@epa.gov, 214-665-6673
Region 7 Office for the Midwest
Penny Harrell, harrell.penny@epa.gov, 913-551-7474
Region 8 Office for the Mountains & Plains
Virginia Till, till.virginia@epa.gov, 303-312-6008
Region 9 Office for the Pacific Southwest and Hawaii
Andre Villasenor, villasenor.andre@epa.gov, 213-244-1813
Region 10 Office for the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
Domenic Calabro, Calabro.domenic@epa.gov, 206-553-6640

Kendra Tyler, tyler.kendra@epa.gov, 206-553-0041
Please use the form below to send us comments or questions. Be sure to include your e-mail address if you'd like a response. Mailing Address:
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
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Washington, D.C. 20460

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