Data Portal

We are creating a database that aggregates information from existing sources, serves as a portal for data generated from our project, and is freely available for researchers to use. This page links to RECIPES data hosted on other repositories and websites, as well as external data sources from our key partners. Additionally, resources will continue to be uploaded to the following platforms:

American University Research Archive (AURA) hosts a variety of RECIPES research outputs openly available, including data.

GitHub hosts code from RECIPES models and prototypes.

Available Data by Category

Households & Individual Behaviors
Valorization & Contamination
Schools & Businesses

Miscellaneous
External Resources

Households & Individual Behavior

2021-2026 National Household Food Waste Tracking Survey

Triannual data collection with modules of asking about consumer attitudes, household behaviors, and waste generation patterns.

Volunteer Engagement & Attitudes in Food Recovery Operations

Data on drivers/motivators & costs incurred by volunteers, and evaluation of transportation emissions related to food recovery operations.

Individual/Household Food Practices that Drive Food Waste in Washington, DC

Data collection before and after intervention in three demographic groups: young adults without children, family with children, and older adults.
Coming soon!

Valorization & Contamination

Byproduct Database

Agricultural and food processing byproducts are an untapped resource for supporting circular systems. This database maps and quantifies these byproducts, unlocking their potential for reuse in industries like nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and more.

Contamination in Manure and Digestate

MP abundance in particles per kg wet weight sampled bimonthly from three sampling locations at a co-digestion facility in NYS.
Coming soon!

Plastic Footprint of the U.S. Agricultural System

Data collection modeled plastic consumption at each stage of U.S. agriculture. A modeling framework was created to account for the annual demand for crops and agricultural commodities that use plastic and the operational practices and functional requirements that govern the type, amount, and lifespan of plastics used.

Schools and Businesses

K-12 School Lunch Waste

Data was collected to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of food waste reduction strategies—specifically share tables and composting—in twelve K–12 schools.
Coming soon!

Miscellaneous

Modeling Metrics prototype Model

A simplified version of a techno-economic optimization model developed by Shahid and Hittinger, 2021.

Drought Impacts to Water Footprints and Virtual Water Transfers of counties of the U.S.

Estimates for Virtual Water Content and Virtual Water Trade for combinations of crop categories for 2012 and 2017 from Reuss, Hanley, and Konar, 2025.