u/FoodWasteTeam

Hello r/composting, I know some of you care about composting simply as a way to reduce the food waste that goes to the landfill, it is also one of the most overlooked drivers of climate change. NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) has a powerhouse team of Food Waste Experts who are busy working across the nation with state bills to keep food out of landfills and incinerators, helping cities expand access to composting services, and so much more. In celebration of Earth Month and Stop Food Waste Day, we are hosting an AMA over at r/iama and would love to hear your questions and answer them.

Please find the link to the post below and submit your questions! Thanks so much.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1sy60ut/we_are_food_waste_reduction_experts_from_nrdc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Hi Reddit! We are the Food Waste Reduction team from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and in honor of Stop Food Waste Day and Earth Month, we are here to talk about one of the most overlooked drivers of climate change: the food we throw away.  

We work across the United States at the federal, state, and local level to tackle this enormous challenge, and our team includes researchers and policy experts focused on building sustainable food systems, crafting smart policies to slash food waste, advancing equitable food initiatives, and driving federal advocacy — and so much more. 

 The team has been busy lately with state bills to keep food out of landfills and incinerators, helping cities expand access to composting services, guides for municipalities to support food rescue and model the economic impact of state food waste diversion policies, and advocating for passage of the Food Date Labeling law in Congress. 

Whether you want to dig into composting strategies, food storage hacks, whether that "expired" food in your fridge is still good, or what your community is doing to cut food waste, we want to hear from you. 

Proof

Joining us are: 

• Yvette Cabrera, Director of Food Waste 
• Andrea Collins, Senior Specialist 
• Darby Hoover, Senior Resource Specialist 
• Madeline Keating, Senior Advocate 
• Nina Sevilla, Program Advocate 
• Anya Obrez, Advocacy Associate

 

  

We'll be here starting at 1pm EST on April 29th. Ask us anything! 

>Thank you so much everyone for participating! We appreciate all of your questions and will try to answer a couple more questions as we are able to.