EPA News Media Advisory (Region 7): EPA to Present Food Recovery Challenge Achievement Award to Kansas State University

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, KS 66219   Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations   EPA to Present Food Recovery Challenge Achievement Award to Kansas State University   Contact Information: EPA - Ben Washburn, 913-551-7364, washburn.ben@epa.gov; Kansas State University - Jennifer Tidball, 785-532-0847, jtorline@k-state.edu Environmental News   NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY   (Lenexa, Kan., May 8, 2013) - EPA Region 7 will present an achievement award to Kansas State University (K-State) for demonstrating commitment to improving sustainable food management practices.   In 2012, K-State reduced food waste by 39.8 tons, an increase of 41.6 percent from its 2011 total, as a part of EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge. In 2010, K-State’s first year in the program, the university reduced food waste by 22 tons.   The Food Recovery Challenge is a part of EPA’s WasteWise program. WasteWise helps organizations and businesses apply sustainable materials management practices to reduce municipal and select industrial wastes. WasteWise participants can join as partners, endorsers, or both.   Founded in 1863 as the nation’s first land-grant university, Kansas State University is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. With campuses in Manhattan, Salina, and Olathe, more than 24,300 students attend the university.   WHO: Becky Weber, Air and Waste Management division director, EPA Region 7; Ben Champion, Director of Sustainability, Kansas State University   WHAT: Presentation of Achievement Award   WHERE: Kramer Dining Center, Kansas State University Campus, Manhattan, Kan.   Kramer Dining Center is on the northwest side of the main campus, near Goodnow and Marlatt residence halls. It is southwest of the intersection of Claflin Road and Denison Avenue. Please see map for further information: www.k-state.edu/maps.   WHEN: 2 p.m., Thursday, May 9, 2013   # # #   More information on EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge   More information on EPA’s WasteWise Program   View all Region 7 news releases   Locate this and other Region 7 news items on the News Where You Live interactive map   Connect with EPA Region 7 on Facebook: www.facebook.com/eparegion7   You can unsubscribe or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail support@govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to elmasry.webmaster@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355