National Call to Action! 10 Strategies for Achieving U.S. Food Waste Reduction Goals

The first-ever national target to reduce food waste across the United States, announced by the Obama administration in 2015, calls for a 50 percent reduction by 2030. To achieve this ambitious goal, executive and legislative action will be essential at the federal level, along with concerted efforts by food-related businesses, consumers, and other stakeholders.

This fact sheet lays out 10 strategies needed to succeed:

1. Engage and educate consumers
2. Catalyze food-industry involvement
3. Collect and share better data 
4. Measure and reduce farm losses      
5. Standardize food expiration dates
6. Scale food-recovery capacity
7. Expand recycling of food scraps
8. Foster entrepreneurship and innovation
9. Mobilize public and private financing
10. Enhance coordination