Nina Sevilla
Program Advocate, Food & Agriculture, Nature
Nina Sevilla works to ensure we have a sustainable, healthy, and equitable food system for all. She helps lead federal advocacy initiatives to reduce food waste. Previously, Sevilla helped expand child nutrition programs at the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. She holds a bachelor's degree from Bates College and is based in NRDC's Washington, D.C., office.
Areas of Work
Agriculture & FoodRelated content
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California Legislature Passes Food Date Labeling Standardization
Expert BlogCaliforniaNina Sevilla, Andrea Collins
The law standardizes food date labeling and helps prevent food waste across the state.
2025 Wins in Food Waste and What’s Next in 2026
Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalYvette Cabrera, Madeline Keating, Andrea Collins, Nina Sevilla, Anya Obrez, Darby Hoover
Food waste programs and systems made significant advances around the country—and even the world. It's important to keep up the momentum in 2026.
How State Organic Waste Ban Policies Can Drive Food Waste Reduction
Expert BlogUnited StatesDarby Hoover, Yvette Cabrera, Madeline Keating, Andrea Collins, Nina Sevilla, Anya Obrez
Organic waste bans are some of the most impactful state policies we can pass to limit the amount of food going to landfills and incinerators—that's why they are the pinnacle of NRDC’s food waste reduction strategy.
Publications
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Food Matters Annual Report
Fact SheetUnited StatesMadeline Keating, Darby Hoover, Anya Obrez, Yvette Cabrera, Nina Sevilla, Andrea Collins
Celebrating the progress of the Food Matters initiative.
Liability Protections and Safe Food Donation
OverviewUnited StatesNina Sevilla, Yvette Cabrera, Madeline Keating
Redistributing surplus food is an important way to make sure good food gets to people and doesn’t end up in landfills or incinerators. NRDC has created some resources to help potential donors understand the liability protections that exist.
Guide to Making a Public Commitment on Food Waste
ResourceNina Sevilla
Making a public commitment to reduce food waste is an important way to harness city leadership and constituent buy-in. It also increases accountability and can inspire other cities.