Clark receives achievement certificate from EPA for work in reducing food waste

In 2016, over 950 businesses, governments, and organizations participated in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge, part of the EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management Program, which seeks to reduce the environmental impact of all kinds of materials. To prevent and reduce their wasted food, Food Recovery Challenge participants used cost-effective and creative practices like reducing excess food from educational institutions, sending food scraps off for animal feed, and providing in-house food recovery training.

The EPA recognizes Food Recovery Challenge participants and endorsers with awards in two categories: data-driven and narrative. The data-driven award recipients achieved the highest percent increases in their sector, comparing year to year data. Narrative award winners excelled in the areas of source reduction, leadership, innovation, education and outreach and endorsement. Clark was one of 24 New England organizations who received a Regional Food Recovery Achievement Certificate for reducing food waste.

“Food Recovery Challenge award winners serve as role models in their communities and for other organizations,” said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. “Their hard work and effective efforts to divert wasted food from landfills is paying off through social, financial and environmental benefits. I encourage other organizations to replicate the successful food recovery operations of our Challenge winners.”

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Jenny Isler, MBA Director of Sustainability, Clark University
Elizabeth Kubacki Graduate Assistant, Sustainable Clark; MBA/M.S. Environmental Science & Policy ’18