Webinar one in a four-part series

Wednesday February 28th, 2024 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET  | Register

Dive into the different solutions for eliminating wasted food from landfills while learning about EPA’s Wasted Food Scale and the different methods for sustainable food management during our webinar.

This webinar will highlight strategies for accessing funding under EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program. The CPR: Resuscitate the Climate – Stop Trashing It!

Campaign is hosting this event with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Zero Waste USA, and the National Recycling Coalition. Presenters will cover sample Priority Climate Action Plans (PCAPs), a key step in qualifying for funding, and strategies for receiving high scores on implementation project proposals.

The Foodservice Packaging Institute released a summary of findings from its Resident Messaging Survey, sharing information related to resident assumptions on recyclability, awareness of what items can be recycled, and top sources of recycling instructions. The survey focused on recycling messaging related to items such as plastic cups and containers, paper cups and pizza boxes. Survey respondents indicated that the type of material plays a greater role than the form, such as a cup or box, in the decision to recycle an item. 

The last few years have seen a groundswell of startup companies and community-level initiatives working to address structural barriers to the widespread adoption of reuse and waste prevention practices. For many communities, however, the greater challenge is to sell these to decision-makers and a general public conditioned on a system of care-free consumption.