Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy Wednesday announced the inaugural class of Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions. The Champions are U.S. businesses and organizations pledging concrete steps to reduce food loss and waste in their operations 50 percent by the year 2030. Champions announced Wednesday include Campbell Soup Company, Conagra Brands, General Mills and Walmart, just to name a few. USDA Secretary Vilsack said: “The founding 2030 Champions have shown exceptional leadership in the fight to reduce, recover and recycle food loss and waste.” The EPA estimates that more food reaches landfills and incinerators than any other single material in our everyday trash, about 21 percent of the waste stream. USDA and EPA both say that keeping food in our communities and out of landfills helps communities and the 42 million Americans that live in food insecure households.