by Sarah Sivesind | Feb 14, 2024 | Federal, Legislation
Over 25 industry supporters have signed the Zero Food Waste Coalition’s open letter urging Congress to support the bipartisan Food Date Labeling Act of 2023 (H.R.3159, S.1484) (FDLA) and encourage them to include it in the upcoming Farm Bill. The FDLA aims to reduce...
by Sarah Sivesind | Feb 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
This week, the Zero Food Waste Coalition (ZFWC) submitted comments on the EPA, USDA, and FDA’s Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics. The goals of this strategy are to prevent food loss and waste; increase the recycling rate...
by Sarah Sivesind | Jan 18, 2024 | Federal, Legislation
Today, the Zero Food Waste Coalition released an open letter to Congress encouraging them to take swift action to reauthorize the Farm Bill in 2024, as well as recommending specific improvements for food loss and waste provisions. In addition to the founding Zero Food...
by Sarah Sivesind | Dec 4, 2023 | Federal, Legislation
The Zero Food Waste Coalition is proud to have been a part of the organizations, community advocates, and Congressional members who tirelessly advocated for the restoration of funding of the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production in the Senate-passed...
by Sarah Sivesind | Dec 1, 2023 | Grants, Resources, State
Over the past few months, the Zero Food Waste Coalition (ZFWC) has been encouraging and assisting organizations in asking their local agencies to prioritize initiatives designed to combat food loss and waste through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRGs). The...
