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ver one-third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten, wasting the resources used to produce, transport, process and distribute it – and much of it is sent to landfills, where it breaks down and generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. EPA recently released two new reports quantifying methane emissions from landfilled food waste and updating recommendations for managing wasted food: From Field to Bin: The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste Management Pathways and Quantifying Methane Emissions from Landfilled Food Waste.

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EPA researchers released two new reports to provide more details about the story of food waste in the United States

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that over one-third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten, wasting the resources used to produce, transport, process, and distribute it – and much of it is sent to landfills, where it breaks down and generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.

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Reports reveal the impacts of food waste on landfill methane emissions and provide updated recommendations for managing food waste.

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EPA researchers have been evaluating different types of aerosol treatment technologies that could potentially be used to reduce the amount of virus (or other pathogens) in the air in occupied spaces, for example in an office or school.

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The 2021 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency International Decontamination Research and Development Conference will be held virtually November 1-5, 2021.

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