ENRTF ID: 186-E

Project Title: A Community Table: Food Waste and Climate Change

Category: E. Air Quality, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy

Summary: Food waste contributes to climate change. This project will examine the experiences Minnesotans have with food and food waste to uncover more targeted, just, and effective waste prevention strategies.

Total Project Budget: $ 859,216
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs)

Name: Jennifer Schmitt
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN
Department: Institute on the Environment
Address: 1954 Buford Ave., 325 Learning and Environmental Science Bldg.
St. Paul MN 55108
Telephone Number: (651) 270-0148
Email jenniferschmitt@umn.edu

Location: Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: The visual shows packaged chicken breasts that say “best if used” and mentions that a family of four spends $1500 a year on food they don’t eat.