Sustainable Management of Food

Now Available: Version 2.0 of the Excess Food Opportunities Map
- This interactive map has been updated and now displays the restaurants and food services sectors in addition to numerous other generators and recipients of excess food
April is Winning on Reducing Food Waste Month
- Read the Presidential Message
- Read the Press Release and the Winning on Reducing Food Waste Federal Interagency Strategy
- Learn more about Possible Resources and Funding Opportunities Related to the Food System
2018 Food Recovery Challenge Award Winners
- Who are the 2018 National and Regional Award Winners?
- Read about the food waste reductions of our 2018 winners
  - About the national winners
  - About the regional winners
Results from the Survey of Anaerobic Digestion Facilities
- View a report that presents information about anaerobic digestion facilities processing food waste in the United States in 2015

News and Resources

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Food Recovery Hierarchy, food waste, composting, waste management, recycle, source reduction

To learn more about the tiers of the hierarchy,
click on the topic for each management strategy.

See what grocers and food banks are saying about the Food Recovery Challenge in this video.