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By Kate Worley U.S. EPA Releases New “Wasted Food Scale” In October 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a new guide to managing food waste called the “Wasted Food Scale.” This replaces the “Food Recovery Hierarchy” released in the 1990s. Although many of the pathways to manage food are the same, the new Wasted…

By Kate Worley USDA and EPA Release the “National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics” On June 12, 2024, under the Biden-Harris administration, the USDA, EPA, and FDA released the “National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics.” ¹ The “National Strategy” presents a path to reduce food…

By Kate Worley An average American uses 80 to 100 gallons of water daily, resulting in over 345 billion gallons daily in the U.S. alone. In addition to reliance on drinking water, an estimated 37 percent of water is used for agriculture in the U.S., and a significant amount is also needed for industry¹ In…

  Sustainability is at the forefront of today’s discussions, touching every industry. Denali assists hotels in cutting food waste and reducing environmental impact at events, benefiting everyone involved and ensuring efficiency. This blog post will explore the process and advantages of zero food-waste events.  Zero food-waste events hosted by hotels not only help the environment…

Driving a Circular Economy Food waste is a massive and growing problem. In the U.S., about 40% of food is disposed of in landfills. That’s equivalent to billions of meals and hundreds of billions of dollars. But Denali CEO Todd Mathes remains hopeful. In an interview with Forbes contributor Marianne Lehnis, Mathes describes how Denali…

Holiday waste continues to be an issue in the U.S.; even with awareness campaigns, spending continues to rise. With Easter around the corner, we have yet another opportunity to be more sustainable about holiday consumption. According to the National Retail Federation, it is estimated that 81% of Americans celebrate Easter resulting in over $23 billion…