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After years of building momentum, 2022 was a tremendous year for food waste in the press. The word is getting out, and some of the biggest news outlets in the country provided great coverage of both issues and solutions.

157,169 food waste articles

In 2020, “food waste” as a topic was mentioned in approximately 75,686 articles . Throughout 2021, food waste was mentioned in 86,899 articles . At the end of 2022, food waste was mentioned in a total of 157,169 articles , marking an 81% increase in articles from the previous year.

Recognizing ReFED’s role as the key source for best-in-class data on all facets of food waste and the primary thought leader in the space, reporters turned to us for interviews, analysis, and citations, as well as full articles about our work.