The Environmental Protection Agency would be required to create a competitive grant program to help states, local governments, tribes, and nonprofits reduce food waste under the Zero Food Waste Act. The program's stated goal is a 50 percent reduction in food waste by 2035 compared to 2015 levels. Grants could fund waste-reduction studies, data collection, community food rescue programs, composting infrastructure, and policies that discourage sending food to landfills. Up to $650 million per year would be authorized from 2026 through 2035 for the program.
Congressional Summary
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to study and reduce food waste. States, local governments, territorial governments, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations may apply for the grants.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-12-11
- Date Added
- 2026-04-10
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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