Food Recovery Challenge

The Food Recovery Challenge is a national effort under the EPA's Sustainable Materials Management Program challenging businesses to reduce the amount of food sent to landfills. In 2010, more than 33 million tons of food waste ended up in landfills. If you are interested in joining the Food Recovery Challenge or learning more about how you can reduce food waste, select your state or territory from the map below.

Headquarters (Washington, DC) Tiffany Kollar (kollar.tiffany@epa.gov) 703.308.8675
New England (Region 1) Christine Beling (beling.christine@epa.gov) 857.829.8259 Janet Bowen (bowen.janet@epa.gov) 617.918.1795
New York/New Jersey (Region 2) Lorraine Graves (graves.lorraine@epa.gov) 212.637.4099 Rachel Chaput (chaput.rachel@epa.gov) 212.637.4116 Shane Nelson (nelson.shane@epa.gov) 212.637.3130
Mid-Atlantic (Region 3) Luke Wolfgang (wolfgang.luke@epa.gov) 215.814.2913
Southeast (Region 4) Thornell Cheeks (cheeks.thornell@epa.gov) 404.562.8479
Great Lakes (Region 5) Julie Schilf (schilf.julie@epa.gov) 312.886.0407
South Central (Region 6) Golam Mustafa (mustafa.golam@epa.gov) 214.665.6576 Willie Kelley (kelley.willie@epa.gov) 214.665.6761
Midwest (Region 7) Gayle Hubert (hubert.gayle@epa.gov) 913.551.7439 Jim Callier (callier.jim@epa.gov) 913.551.7646
Mountains & Plains (Region 8) Virginia Till (till.virginia@epa.gov) 303.312.6008
Pacific Southwest (Region 9) Laura Moreno (moreno.laura@epa.gov) 415.947.4240 Andre Villasenor (villasenor.andre@epa.gov) 213.244.1813 Wendi Shafir (shafir.wendi@epa.gov) 415.972.3422
Pacific Northwest (Region 10) Ashley Zanolli (zanolli.ashley@epa.gov) 206.553.4425

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