We are honored to share that the Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) is a recipient of the U.S.

Looking back, 2017 has been a fantastic year. Last year around this time, we looked ahead and shared an upcoming trend that we were excited about: food waste. Now, already a year later, it’s time to look ahead to 2018 and see where food waste is ranking.

Many of IWRC’s food waste reduction projects focus on helping certain industries reduce their food waste but from September 2016-October 2017, efforts had a larger frame in mind - Iowa co

As the IWRC opened into the beginning stages of the Iowa Rural Communities Food Waste Reduction Project, we were taking a new and exciting new step in the realm of food waste reduction. The idea of working with whole communities as opposed to a single entity is a very positive step in our mission to reduce unnecessary waste in Iowa.

In planning and implementing the event, the IWRC knew we wanted sustainability to be at the forefront of our efforts so here are six measures that were taken at the summit to do just that.

Looking back, we are very proud of what transpired at the first ever Midwest Food Recovery Summit.

The Iowa Waste Reduction Center is partnering with the Des Moines Public Schools’ Central Campus’ Culinary Arts & Restaurant Management program to host a cooking competition using food scraps.

With the Midwest Food Recovery Summit agenda out, we are excited to share about the events taking place during the two-and-a-half day event, in particular, the Innovator Lightning Round.

We are excited to announce the Thursday keynote speaker for September’s Midwest Food Recovery Summit - Mindy Stinner, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the

The deadline to take advantage of early bird registration discounts is ending soon!