Tag Archives: EPA

Log on and (hopefully) Learn

If you’ve ever wondered what a presentation on food waste would sound like, here’s your chance to stop wondering: I’m doing an EPA-coordinated webinar tomorrow (Tuesday). My online talk with accompanying slides begins at 12:30pm EST and there will be an opportunity to ask questions afterwards. In addition to providing some insight on squandered food, […]

May 2, 2011 | Posted in Personal | Comments closed

Icing Postgame Waste

RWIU + NHL = Win, says EPA. OK, let’s run that back: Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to honor the partnership of Rock and Wrap It Up and The National Hockey League. Rock and Wrap It Up is a New York-based food recovery group that leads the way in event food recovery. And […]

March 21, 2011 | Posted in Food Recovery | Comments closed

The Reports Report

Last week, the EPA released the latest version of its Municipal Solid Waste report. It’s a big occasion in these parts. If you’re like me, you eschew the fact sheet for the 189-page full report. Because the latter includes the all-important “products discarded” (on page 94). That represents what’s dumped in landfills, after recycling reduces […]

February 2, 2011 | Posted in Household, Restaurant, Stats, Waste Stream | Comments closed