Environmental Protection Agency: Food Recovery Hierarchy

The Food Recovery Hierarchy prioritizes actions organizations can take to prevent and divert wasted food. 

About the Food Recovery Hierarchy

The Food Recovery Hierarchy prioritizes actions organizations can take to prevent and divert wasted food. Each tier of the Food Recovery Hierarchy focuses on different management strategies for your wasted food.

The top levels of the hierarchy are the best ways to prevent and divert wasted food because they create the most benefits for the environment, society and the economy. Click on the links below to learn more about the tiers of the hierarchy.


Science Topics
Conservation & Sustainability, Food Science, Waste
Middle School, High School
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

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