Summary:

- A study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) found that food waste diversion efforts in the U.S. are not as effective as originally designed.
- The study analyzed data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and found that while food waste diversion programs have increased, the overall amount of food waste has remained relatively unchanged over the past decade.
- The researchers suggest that more comprehensive policies and programs are needed to effectively reduce food waste, including better education for consumers, improved infrastructure for food waste collection and processing, and incentives for businesses to minimize food waste.