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Food Loss Prevention Options for Grade Schools, Manufacturers, Restaurants, Universities and Grocery Stores

Businesses and organizations can learn to effectively prevent wasted food by taking source reduction steps such as inventorying supplies, changing processes and buying less. EPA developed tip sheets for grade schools, food manufacturers, restaurants, universities and grocery stores that provide suggestions for ways these sectors can prevent food loss and waste.

  • Food Loss Prevention Options for Grade Schools (pdf) (123 KB, August 2016, EPA-530-F-16-019-A)
  • Food Loss Prevention Options for Manufacturers (pdf) (103.62 KB, August 2016, EPA-530-F-16-019-B)
  • Food Loss Prevention Options for Restaurants (pdf) (157.14 KB, August 2016, EPA-530-F-16-019-C)
  • Food Loss Prevention Options for Universities (pdf) (157.75 KB, August 2016, EPA-530-F-16-019-D)
  • Food Loss Prevention Options for Grocery Stores (pdf) (154.16 KB, August 2016, EPA-530-F-16-019-E)

Sustainable Management of Food

  • Basics
  • Wasted Food Scale
    • Feeding Animals
  • Prevention through Source Reduction
  • Donating Food
  • Composting
    • Approaches to Composting
    • Benefits of Using Compost
    • Start a Composting Program
    • Composting at Home
    • Community Composting
  • Anaerobic Digestion
  • Preventing Wasted Food at Home
  • Tools for Preventing and Diverting Wasted Food
  • Funding Opportunities and EPA Programs Related to the Food System
  • Local and Regional Resources
  • Data on Wasted Food in the U.S.
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Last updated on March 5, 2025
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