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From the USDA
Wegmans Food Markets is one of the inaugural class of the U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions.
Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy on Nov. 17 announced the list of champions -- U.S. businesses and organization that pledge to reduce food loss and waste in their operations by 50 percent by 2030.
The Champions are:
Ahold USA, Blue Apron, Bon Appétit Management Company, Campbell Soup
Company, Conagra Brands, Delhaize America, General Mills, Kellogg
Company, PepsiCo, Sodexo, Unilever, Walmart, Wegman's Food Markets, Weis
Markets and YUM! Brands.
In the United States, the EPA estimates that more food reaches landfills
and incinerators than any other single material in our everyday trash,
about 21 percent of the waste stream.
Keeping wholesome and nutritious
food in our communities and out of landfills helps communities and the
42 million Americans that live in food insecure households. Reducing
food waste also impacts climate change as 20 percent of total U.S.
methane emissions come from landfills.
Each 2030 Champion establishes a baseline marking where they are
today and will measure and report on their progress toward the goal in a
way that makes sense for their organization.
"Wegmans is committed to making a difference in every community we
serve, and one of the ways we're delivering on this promise is through
our commitment to reducing food waste," said Jason Wadsworth, manager of sustainability at Wegmans.
"From reducing avoidable food
waste in our stores, and diverting unavoidable food scraps from
landfills by offering them as feed for local livestock or sending them
for composting or anaerobic digestion, to working with more than 350
food banks and pantries for daily food pickups at our stores, we're
taking measurable steps to reduce food waste throughout each and every
one of our communities," he said.
"We are proud to be a Food Loss and Waste 2030
Champion, and to be among this group of industry leaders that are coming
together with the EPA and USDA to address the issue of food waste in
our nation," Wadsworth said.
From New York Farm Bureau:
In
a strong show of support for farmers in this state and their own
taxpayers, 35 counties and 17 towns in New York have passed strongly
worded resolutions asking the Environmental
Protection Agency to withdrawal its proposal to expand the definition
of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
New
York Farm Bureau has challenged the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers
on its proposed rule changes that we believe is an overreach of the
CWA.
The confusing and vague language
in the new definition opens up the potential for dry land and ditches
to now be considered federally controlled waters. The bureaucratic
nightmare and costly permitting process that this would create would not
only impact agriculture across this state but
also local taxpayers and homeowners who would be subject to additional
federal regulations, permits and expensive fines.
In
response, the large number of county and town resolutions opposing this
effort has been forwarded to the EPA, which is accepting
comments on the matter through Oct.
20.
New
York Farm Bureau has also released a new video highlighting the real
concerns farmers have about the EPA’s potential land grab. You may view
the video here:
http://youtu.be/s85XUF1QEvw
Just what's the latest in the federal Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to open all farm data to the public?
Read this http://magazines.dairybusiness.com/dbw7-17-13/files/6.html from DairyBusiness magazine. The American Farm Bureau Federation is taking legal action against the EPA concerning this issue.
