FOOD WASTE REDUCTION l Illinois residents are invited to help the effort to reduce food waste by taking a survey for Illinois Extension about their home practices...

FOOD WASTE REDUCTION l Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition seeks an executive director, & Chicago Food Rescue reports more than 17 tons of food saved in July

FOOD WASTE REDUCTION l The first-ever Chicago Climate Week has two panels — one on July 22, the other on July 23 — focused on food waste and how it affects climate..

FOOD WASTE l Chicago's Wasted Food Action Alliance is convening six experts for a free July 23 discussion titled "What's Wasted Food Got to Do With Climate?"...

FOOD RESCUE l The inaugural Chicago Climate Hero Award for Food and Agriculture was given to Chicago Food Rescue, which fights food waste and food insecurity...

FOOD RECOVERY l Many tons of food are discarded each year in Illinois, while nearly 2 million residents face food insecurity. This was explored by a March 12 panel.

FOOD NON-PROFITS l Chicago Food Rescue collects surplus but fresh food to distribute to those with food insecurity, and reduces food waste to help the environment

SUSTAINABILITY l An estimated 40 percent of all food in the US goes to waste, and much of that waste comes from grocery stores. Taken a leadership role, Chicago chain Mariano's has diverted more than 1 million tons for processing in Green Era's anaerobic digester

FOOD WASTE l A community of advocates and consumers is sparking a rise in practices that will be featured during Food Waste Prevention Week