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U.S. Food Waste Pact Welcomes Health Care Without Harm As Its Latest Signatory
October 16, 2024
U.S. Food Waste Pact Welcomes Health Care Without Harm As Its Latest Signatory
This Milestone Expands the Impact of the U.S. Food Waste Pact to Health Care Without Harm’s Hospital Network
[Chicago, IL, October 16, 2024] — The U.S. Food Waste Pact, a national voluntary agreement focused on reducing food waste in the U.S. through pre-competitive collaboration and data sharing, announced today that Health Care Without Harm, which works to make health care institutions around the world more sustainable, has become its latest signatory. This marks an important opportunity for the U.S. Food Waste Pact to extend its reach to hospitals across the U.S., which can generate nearly 290k tons of food waste per year.
Read the full press release here.
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