Below are links to state and local environmental agencies and waste management programs, nonprofit and partner organizations that provide resources and information about food systems, food recovery, food rescue, food donation, composting, and anaerobic digestion.
UNEP works with governments and policy-makers in supporting cities to transition to sustainable food systems, including reducing food loss and waste and implementing Urban and Peri-Urban agriculture (UPA).
Moving forward, it's essential to keep these visual contexts in mind when discussing Urban Food Waste Management.
We thus conclude that food waste reduction and redistribution are the only options with a clear triple-win for people, planet and profit. This paper makes a significant contribution by introducing a robust quantitative model and a novel triple bottom line framework for sustainable food waste management in urban circular economies.
The C40 Good Food Cities Declaration commits to a sustainable food system by 2030 through reducing food loss and waste by 50% from a 2015 baseline. Urban food waste reduction is thus not only achievable but also essential for building sustainable and inclusive cities.
A collection of tools and resources helping advance sustainable urban food systems
With this surge, cities face intensifying challenges, and food waste management is top among them. Every day, urban residents generate an astounding amount of food waste, posing a dual challenge: environmental degradation and resource inefficiency.
