7a Memo EPA Recognition
COMMISSION AGENDA MEMORANDUM Item No. 7a BRIEFING ITEM Date of Meeting April 16, 2019 DATE: April 8, 2019 TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director FROM: Elizabeth Leavitt, Director, Environment and Sustainability SUBJECT: U.S. EPA Food Recovery Challenge Regional Award for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) received a 2018 Food Recovery Challenge Regional Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for outstanding accomplishments preventing and diverting wasted food in 2017. Tim Hamlin, Director, Office of Air & Waste, U.S. EPA, Region 10, is here today to present the award to Port leadership. SEA's 2018 FOOD RECOVERY CHALLENGE REGIONAL AWARD1 Key accomplishments: Diverted 692 tons of food waste from landfill (composting, oil recycling, and donation) Donated 37,500 meals to community Saved $33,500 in waste disposal costs Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 106 tons PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Food Recovery Challenge (FRC) is part of U.S. EPA's Sustainable Materials Management Program, which seeks to reduce the environmental impact of materials through their entire lifecycle. Participants provide baseline food recovery data, pledge to improve, and report their results. SEA joined the FRC in 2017 and annually shares data from existing food donation, composting, and used cooking oil programs. SEA's food donation program began in 2006and annually rescues thousands of pounds of safe and edible unsold food from landfill. To date, airport tenants have donated over 283,244 meals (354,055 pounds) of perishable, prepared foods to neighbor communities through the Des Moines Area Food Bank. SEA's food recovery efforts extend beyond donation to include composting food scraps into soil amendments and recycling used cooking oil into biodiesel. 1 Award recognizes accomplishments reported in calendar year 2017 Template revised April 12, 2018.
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