Dana Gunders is a Staff Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). She leads NRDC’s work on reducing food waste and is the author of a widely distributed report “Wasted: How America is Losing Up to 40% of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill”. She also recently co-authored a report called The Dating Game, revealing how confusing food dates lead to food waste in America. Her work on food waste has been featured by CNN, NBC, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and many other outlets.
In addition to working on reducing the amount of wasted food, Dana works on market and policy oriented initiatives to promote sustainability throughout food systems and supply chains. She is part of the Steering Committee for the Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops and a participant in the Sustainability Consortium. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Earth Systems from Stanford University.
Follow Dana on Twitter @dgunders.
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The Dating Game: How Confusing Date Labels Lead to Food Waste in America
NRDC [October 22, 2013] -
CNN Eatocracy: Get the Most Out of Your Thanksgiving Meal
CNN [November 19, 2012] -
Wasted: How America Loses Up to 40% of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill
NRDC [August 21, 2012]