Divert, Inc. Launches Food Waste Legislative Tracker to Accelerate Progress Against the Wasted Food Crisis
13 Agosto 2024 - 8:27AM
Business Wire
Released in partnership with the Zero Food
Waste Coalition and the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy
Clinic, the tool empowers decision-makers, policymakers, and
consumers to influence in-progress, state-level food waste
legislation
Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to
Protect the Value of Food™, announced today the release of the Food
Waste Legislative Tracker to provide insight into in-progress and
existing wasted food policy issues across the U.S. Created in
partnership with the Zero Food Waste Coalition (ZFWC) and the
Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC), the
comprehensive tool will serve to facilitate industry-wide
collaboration, advocacy, and engagement around state-level food
waste prevention, recovery, and recycling policies.
“For the past 17 years, Divert has been at the forefront of
driving collaboration and solutions to accelerate our collective
progress against the wasted food crisis,” said Ryan Begin, CEO and
co-founder, Divert. “Food waste legislation is vast and constantly
evolving. Too often we see that food industry decision-makers and
everyday citizens find out about relevant legislation too late in
the process to have an effective role in shaping policy before
being signed into law. Together with our partners at ZFWC and FLPC,
we are committed to providing a tool that not only informs, but
also enables stakeholders across the industry to enact real
change.”
While existing resources and tools are available on the food
waste legislation already signed into law, the Food Waste
Legislative Tracker is unique in that it encompasses information on
in-progress state legislation. In doing so, the tool empowers
decision-makers, policymakers, and consumers with the knowledge
they need to understand and influence food legislation before it is
already implemented. The interactive database provides an overview
of wasted food prevention, food rescue, and food waste recycling
bills in each state, and includes the following:
- Detailed insights into policies from all 50 states
- Issue areas including organic waste bans, organic waste
by-product procurement, food recovery, and date labeling
- Summaries of bill content
- Status updates on each bill tracked
“Providing up-to-date information on bills that are working
their way through state legislatures to tackle the issue of food
waste is just one of the ways that the Zero Food Waste Coalition is
providing tools to accelerate the momentum towards meeting our
national goal of reducing food waste by 50% by 2030,” said Heather
Latino, Clinical Instructor at the Harvard Law School Food Law and
Policy Clinic. “Resources like this support our coalition members
who are on the ground implementing solutions to food waste. They
know first-hand what policy opportunities and barriers exist in
their communities and can use the tracker to engage in their
state’s legislative process to replicate or drive supportive policy
solutions.”
The Food Waste Legislative Tracker will be updated on a
quarterly basis. For more information and for access to the tool,
please click here.
About Divert, Inc.
Divert, Inc. is an impact technology company on a mission to
Protect the Value of Food™. Founded in 2007, the company creates
advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure to eliminate
wasted food, driving social and environmental impact. Divert
provides an end-to-end solution that leverages data to prevent
waste, facilitates edible food recovery to serve communities in
need, and converts wasted food into renewable energy. The company
works with over 6,600 customer locations across the U.S. to reduce
wasted food and positively impact people and the environment. Its
customer base spans across industries and includes five Fortune 100
companies. For more information on Divert, Inc., please visit
www.divertinc.com.
About The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy
Clinic
The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) serves
partner organizations and communities by providing guidance on
cutting-edge food system issues, while engaging law students in the
practice of food law and policy. FLPC’s work focuses on increasing
access to healthy foods, supporting sustainable production and
regional food systems, promoting community-led food system change,
and reducing waste of healthy, wholesome food. FLPC is committed to
advancing a cross-sector, multi-disciplinary and inclusive approach
to its work, building partnerships with academic institutions,
government agencies, private sector actors, and civil society with
expertise in public health, the environment, and the economy. For
more information, visit chlpi.org/flpc and follow them on twitter
at @HarvardFLPC.
About the Zero Food Waste Coalition
The Zero Food Waste Coalition is a national effort to inform and
influence U.S. food waste policy at the federal, state, and local
levels in order to accelerate progress and build momentum by
bringing together stakeholders from across the food system. The
Coalition was launched by the Natural Resources Defense Council,
World Wildlife Fund, ReFED, and FLPC in April 2023, formalizing a
partnership that began in January 2020.
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Divert Media Contact Caroline Legg Director of Public
Relations (203) 313-4228 clegg@divertinc.com ZFWC Media
Contact Lucy Shanker Communications Lead zfwcoalition@gmail.com
FLPC Media Contact Ada Ezeokoli Communications Manager
aezeokoli@law.harvard.edu