General Food Waste & Organic Assistance
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Food should be a resource not a waste.
Food waste is a complicated issue that has far reaching ramifications including societal strain, environmental degradation, and financial burdens. The IWRC has been providing food waste prevention and reduction services since 2013 and can help reduce your bottom line, decrease your environmental footprint, and walk you through many strategies that work to divert food waste from the landfill. We also provide training and support while implementing food waste initiatives including composting, donation, tracking and analyses, and partnership building that increase local diversion opportunities. Food waste diversion is in our wheel house and we can help. Just give us a call or send us an email.
Food Waste Reduction Posts
Growing Iowa’s Composting Movement to National Leadership
My love for the USCC and the support I’ve felt when trying to do the seemingly impossible, grow composting infrastructure,…
Big things are happening in Iowa’s compost world. The Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency (SWA) has earned national…
Midwest rural communities recipient of compost training program
The Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) at the University of Northern Iowa is launching the Rural Compost Operations and…
Getting the Dirt on Composting and Energy
The beautiful mid March weather has us in the mood to open our windows, break out the planters, and begin stirring the dirt…
Conference Season is in Full Swing for the IWRC
The first quarter of 2024 is a busy time for IWRC staff with conferences and professional development opportunities. Learn…
PRESS RELEASE: IWRC’s Jennifer Trent to serve as the…
The USCC is a robust, action-packed, forward-thinking organization that advances compost manufacturing, compost utilization…
Unwrapping EPA’s New Wasted Food Scale
For decades, EPA’s Food Recovery Hierarchy has served as the primary tool to help decision makers (i.e., state and local…
Cultivating Change: Community Gardens and Farmers Market Donation…
The summer is always a busy time for the Iowa Waste Reduction Center’s (IWRC) Food, Beverage & Organics program. This…
Mapping of Rural Iowa Food Deserts
IWRC Environmental Intern, Jordan Burrows, mapped rural Iowa food deserts with the goal of sharing findings with…
PRESS RELEASE: Iowa Composting Council Seeks Board Nominations
Nominations are currently being accepted for a seat on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Composting Council (IACC), a…
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) staff, Joe Bolick, Director, Jennifer Trent, Program Manager, and…
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