Dana Frasz - Waste

Americans throw out $218 billion worth of food each year while hunger costs the nation $168 billion. The biggest challenges to food recovery are infrastructure and capacity, sector innovation and cross-sector collaboration, inefficient distribution, and nutritional deficiencies. Key principles for a sustainable food recovery sector include commitment to innovation, increasing capacity and infrastructure before more donations, financially sustainable social enterprises, community-driven solutions, and ensuring high-quality nutritious food while recognizing food alone cannot solve hunger.