NO TIME TO Waste Act

The NO TIME TO Waste Act (H.R. 5657) aims to significantly reduce the amount of food lost during production and wasted by consumers across the United States. The bill would establish a dedicated Office of Food Loss and Waste within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to coordinate national efforts and launch a public awareness campaign to help Americans reduce waste in their own homes.

For citizens and local communities, the bill provides funding through new grant programs to improve food recovery infrastructure, such as cold storage and distribution networks for food banks. It also supports state and local governments in developing innovative policies to ensure surplus food reaches people in need rather than ending up in landfills, with a national goal of cutting food waste in half by 2030.