
We create knowledge to transform our wasteful food system to be more equitable, sustainable, and resilient. Funded by the National Science Foundation #NSFFunded
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#HelloTwitter! We are Multiscale RECIPES for Sustainable Food Systems and our goal is to create knowledge that transforms our wasteful systems towards #sustainability , #equity , #resilience by minimizing and managing #FoodWaste. Funded by @NSF & excited to launch on #FLWDay 1/4
Today on #FLWDay, AU is proud to announce we are leading the 1st-ever national academic research network on #FoodWaste — @WastedFoodNtwk. This $15 million, 5-year project, funded by @NSF, is the largest externally funded grant award in our history. american.edu/challenge-accep…
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Dr. Brian Roe was interviewed on CBS Prime Time with John Dickerson to discuss the United Nations' Food Waste Index Report, that found globally we wasted slightly more than one BILLION metric tons of food in 2022.
cbsnews.com/video/humans-was… via @CBSNews
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Dr. Brian Roe was quoted in an article, "The Bulk of Food Waste Happens at Home. Here’s How to Cut Your Footprint." in the Modern Farmer. @ModFarm
Read more below:
modernfarmer.com/2024/02/how…
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Dr. Brian Roe was quoted in an article, "From trash to table: will upcyled food save the planet?" in the Guardian.
Read more below:
theguardian.com/environment/…
This semester, @AmericanU students researched the sources of #foodwaste in their communities, including right here on campus. Read more:
american.edu/news/two-facts-…
Check out some holiday food waste prevention tips from RECIPES Co-PI @rneff1!
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Join our virtual Sustainability Forum – “Meeting Paris Agreement Goals: Where are we and where do we need to head?”
Tuesday, November 21 at 9:00 AM ET
Register for free: elsevier.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
#GlobalStocktake #COP28
Hear what climate action and sustainable development experts @MengyeZhu @UofMaryland, @NellaCanalesT @SEIclimate, @WatsonCharlene @ODI_Global, @LukasHermwille @Wupperinst and moderator @Ninad_Bondre have to say on the #GlobalStocktake ahead of #COP28.
Learn more about biochar carbon removal as a circular climate change solution in this @CarbonRemovalAU webinar on Tuesday, 11/21.
Register: eventbrite.com/e/quantifying…
Read updates from the RECIPES Wasted Food Research Network in our latest newsletter! mailchi.mp/f5b405ea7e0e/reci…
Applications for the RECIPES x BIE Fellowship are open for 2 more weeks!
For more information and to apply, visit wastedfood.american.edu/get-…. @BlkInEngineerng
Applications are now open for the RECIPES x BIE Fellowship! Learn more and apply for the 2023-2024 Cohort of Scholars! @BlkInEngineerng
wastedfood.american.edu/get-…
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Are you innovating to reduce #Restaurant #FoodWaste? If yes, apply for funding from the @ReFED Catalytic Grant Fund, in partnership with @ToastTab[.org]! Proposals are due by 11/20 at 11:59pm ET: grantfund.refed.org
Join us on Monday, October 16th at 11 am ET for a webinar on Reducing Waste in K-12 School Lunches!
Registration: bit.ly/3trMkVT
@World_Wildlife @OSU_AEDE @UDLernerCollege @JohnsHopkinsSPH
Interested in applying? Register for our info session on Tuesday, October 17th at 4pm ET! bit.ly/3Ffm9Vg @BlkInEngineerng
Applications are now open for the RECIPES x BIE Fellowship! Learn more and apply for the 2023-2024 Cohort of Scholars! @BlkInEngineerng
wastedfood.american.edu/get-…
Applications are now open for the RECIPES x BIE Fellowship! Learn more and apply for the 2023-2024 Cohort of Scholars! @BlkInEngineerng
wastedfood.american.edu/get-…
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🌍 Join us for an eye-opening webinar on Food Loss and Waste! 🍽️
DYK that food is the biggest contributor to landfills? Globally, 30-40% of food produced is lost or wasted. In the USA, we discard 80 billion pounds of food yearly, while 1/3 remains uneaten.agrilinks.org/events/us-gove…
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#BlackInEngineering Recipes scholars
Join tomorrow's @DukeWFPC event where experts will share research insights on potential changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs, which could reduce the #foodinsecurity & food resource gaps between different demographic groups. Register here: bit.ly/43SnoEp
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Shocking results from a National Household Food Waste Survey
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#householdfoodwaste #uneatenfood #BrianRoe #KathrynBender #consumerbehavior #groceries #costoffood #coldstorage #managingmeals #environmentalimpactoffood #foodwastereductiongoal
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Did you know over 133 billion pounds of food are thrown out annually in the United States? 💔 This is more weight than the entire Great Wall of China! 🤯
At MEANS, we recover food because we believe edible food should not go to waste. 😊
#funfact #fact #facts #foodwaste #food
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Register now! FLPC's @broademily is joining @Ertharin1 as a panelist in @TheFSFInstitute's next webinar to discuss the Food Donation Improvement Act & its impact on improving food security and waste. May 25, 1:30pm CST: t.ly/_7bj
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About 38% of all food in the US is wasted, costing $444 billion each year. States can help address this. Today, @HarvardFLPC @NRDC @World_Wildlife and @ReFED launched Achieving Zero Food Waste - A State Policy Toolkit.
zerofoodwastecoalition.org/s…
#ZeroFoodWasteCoalition #FoodWaste
























