Three agencies renewed their vows — and a fourth joined — to work together toward a goal of cutting food waste by 50 percent in about five years.
They have a long way to go.
EPA, the Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Drug Administration reaffirmed on Thursday their 2018 formal agreement to collaborate on reducing food waste, adding the U.S. Agency for International Development as a new member.
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The alliance builds on a 2015 goal set by USDA and EPA to halve the nation’s food waste by the end of the decade, from 328 pounds of food waste per person in 2016 to 164 pounds per person by 2030.
