Food Waste Initiative: Resources and Media

Model Governance Tools

ELI and NRDC have developed model food waste reduction policies to make it easier for local governments to adopt solutions. Based on extensive best practices research, these models provide legal language as well as background information and alternative approaches—all of which are intended to help guide stakeholders and policymakers in tailoring the policy to their unique circumstances.  

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Toolkits and Additional Resources

ELI reduces the transaction costs for resource-strapped municipalities of taking action by providing them with toolkits and resource guides that synthesize legal and policy solutions and compile vetted, science-based resources. ELI also creates slide decks and other hands-on tools for them to use. 

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Toolkits 
Resource Guides and Compilations 
Slide Decks
Templates

Research Briefs and Reports

ELI conducts extensive best practice research on a range of topics important to food waste prevention and environmental decision-making and distills the key takeaways into research briefs and reports. 

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Research Briefs
Reports, Articles, and Factsheets  

The following materials were developed in ELI’s capacity as the former Project Director for NRDC’s pilot initiative (2015-2021) and Senior Strategic Advisor (with NRDC) to Urban Green Lab’s Nashville Food Waste Initiative

Materials on Food Waste Recycling Solutions

Reports

Snapshots

Case Studies

Articles

Presentations and Convenings

ELI presents on waste and climate solutions and convenes municipalities and their constituents to consider and workshop policy and initiatives in their communities.

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Convenings 

Nashville Mayor Cooper's Sustainability Advisory Committee provided advice on a range of sustainability issues, including the city’s Climate Action Plan. ELI Senior Attorney Linda Breggin was the co-chair of the Sustainability Advisory Committee in 2021.

Presentations and Webinars

Digital Media

ELI releases podcasts and blogs on today's most important local and state environmental issues. 

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