NRDC Expands Food Matters City Partnerships to Reduce Food Waste Across the U.S.
January 20, 2023
NEW YORK, NY – After more than seven successful years of working in over 20 select cities on food waste reduction, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) is expanding its Food Matters program across the United States. This next phase of the program will bring on new cities and focus on implementing policies, programs and cross-city networking to reduce food waste.
“With 80% of the U.S. population estimated to live in cities by 2050, these metropolitan areas can unlock significant progress on the nation’s goal to halve food waste by 2030,” noted Madeline Keating, City Strategist and Food Matters Initiative Lead at NRDC. “However, establishing benchmarks and navigating a path forward are major barriers for city representatives to address by themselves. The Food Matters initiative provides direction and a catalyst to build strategies that work best for each city’s unique goals and needs.”
As part of the expansion of the Food Matters initiative, NRDC will partner with cities to provide strategic guidance and expertise in implementing strategies to prevent food from going to waste, rescue surplus food, and recycle food scraps, including but not limited to:
· Estimating baseline food waste generation and food rescue potential
· Assisting with food waste reduction plans, goals, and funding proposals