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This holiday season, focus on food waste reduction
Each day in the U.S. approximately one pound of food per person is wasted.
Today, it is estimated that 1/3 of ALL the food produced in the world goes to waste. This equals 103 million tons (81.4 billion pounds) of food waste generated in America in 2017, or between 30-40% of the food supply, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. This means that either these products never leave the farm, get lost or spoiled during distribution, or are thrown away once purchased. This could be enough to feed every undernourished person ON THE PLANET.
Reducing food waste would reduce the impact of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Michigan has a goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 and reducing food waste would help Michiganders reach this goal. Learn more at Michigan.gov/FoodWaste.
News Releases
- Cory Connolly to lead state efforts to meet ambitious climate, carbon reduction goals
- EGLE director recognizes Manistique's commitment to clean water during treatment plant visit
- Contractors, plumbers sought as part of expedited effort to remove lead service lines, restore clean water in Benton Harbor
- EGLE and EPA to hold public hearing on proposed change in construction design of Belleville hazardous waste landfill, Wayne Disposal Inc.
- EGLE announces members of Corrosion Control Advisory Panel to advise agency on lead reduction strategies
- Governor Whitmer Proposes $300 Million Expansion of MI Clean Water Plan MORE NEWS
- Great Lakes Virtual PFAS Summit, Dec 6 - 10
The goals of this virtual event are to provide the most current and reliable science and policy, facilitate information sharing, and explore current and future research topics related to PFAS.
School's back in session! As students settle in for a new school year, EGLE is providing a variety of educational resources through its EGLE Classroom initiative that teachers and parents can use to supplement school lessons all year long.
