food waste

Finland's answer to food waste: 'Best-before' is actually good later — with a discount - PRI Food waste is a huge problem around the globe. The United Nations estimates that about one-third of all food produced is lost or wasted. That's over a billion tons every year. Cutting food waste is...

Food Waste Is a Huge Environmental Problem. Here Are 5 Ways to Reduce Yours - Time Tossing uneaten leftovers or slimy lettuce may feel like no big deal. But a new report from the sustainability-focused World Resources Institute (WRI) says food waste is responsible for 8% of annual greenhouse...

Restaurants urged to serve us less food - BBC It's lunchtime at the Harrington Arms in Cheshire. Sitting cosily in the window of the former 18th Century farmhouse, two customers have opted to share their piping hot portion of turkey and ham pie. Without quite realising it, they're choosing to...

Can Personalization Solve The Food Waste Problem? - Forbes According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), an estimated 133 billion pounds of food is wasted in the United States every year, which costs $161 billion. From leftovers that have spoiled in the fridge to blemished fruit left...

Food scraps turned into renewable energy sources: How your leftovers can make a difference locally - KSBY 6 The City of San Luis Obispo just relaunched it’s food scraps program. It’s because people throw out food every day that could be used for other purposes. “It was eye-opening when we...

Most people waste more food than they think—here's how to fix it - National Geographic In the psychology of food waste, people are often misled by their surroundings. But we can rethink our choices. Food waste, that scourge that sends more than a third of our food supply to rot and is a major...

How confusing labels contribute to our food waste problem - PBS Rummaging through your refrigerator, you come across a jar of mayonnaise labeled “BEST IF USED BY 06/10/19.” If it’s mid-July, are you risking illness by slathering it on your sandwich and eating it? It’s hard to say...

Study: Impact of food waste campaigns muted, but point toward right direction - psy.org Food waste can be problematic at all-you-can-eat buffet-style restaurants or university dining halls for obvious reasons: With little incentive to pile less food on their plate, diners tend to overindulge...

Disposing of holiday weekend food waste? Do it the right way - AZfamily Disposing of any holiday food this Thanksgiving weekend? Plumbers urge you to do it the right way, so the decision doesn’t cost you big down the line. While shoppers might refer to the day after Thanksgiving as "Black...

Food Waste Is The New Sales Driver: 4 Ways Kroger, Walmart Are Changing Shopper Thinking - Forbes There’s a new food pyramid on the minds of supermarket operators these days: It’s about the size of a great Egyptian pyramid, and there are six of them. That’s about the amount of food, 72 billion...

How Preventing Post-Harvest Food Waste Can Improve Nutrition Outcomes - Foodtank In Nigeria, one promising tactic for getting nutrient-dense fresh fruits and vegetables to communities with high rates of malnutrition starts with a simple swap: trading traditional raffia baskets for plastic...

This simple step can double the shelf life of fruits and vegetables - CNN One company is doubling the shelf-life of avocados, citrus and other produce by taking a chemical-free cue from nature. Many of us have been instructed at one point in our lives to finish the food on our plate because...

Transform food rejects into favorites - AlbuquerqueJournal Like almost all young children, my 5-year-old son has certain, shall we say, strong preferences about what he eats. Zephyr loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but only if I cut the crusts from the whole-wheat bread. Apple slices...

How can you stop wasting so much food? Beard Foundation wants to teach you how - West Central Tribune As with the impacts of climate change and poor dietary habits, the effects of food waste are not felt right away. You may notice the amount of leftovers and spoiled produce that you toss into...

Charted: Here's how much your food waste hurts the environment - Popular Science When you let broccoli rot in your fridge, you add noxious gases to more than just your veggie drawer. Our species is pretty good at wasting food. Some we discard at the farm for being undersized or oddly shaped...

Seeing food wasted makes us mad – but should it? - Phys.org There is currently a grand consensus of academics, policymakers and food campaign groups that "something must be done" to reduce food wastage. Malnutrition is real, but so too is the obesity crisis. But when everyone agrees, you can...

Karma: The App Fighting (And Making Headway) In The Battle Of Food Waste - Forbes Millions of tonnes of food are thrown away each year, around a third by restaurants and retailers, and much of it perfectly edible. One social startup that was quick to spot an opportunity in the mounting problem...

Flour from tofu? Fertilizer from coffee beans? Innovators look for new ways to use food waste - Star Tribune A growing number of companies face many barriers in a food system that wasn't designed for recycled food. In a downtown St. Paul skyscraper, Claire Schlemme and Sumit Kadakia are...

Food waste is a big problem, but you can do something about it - The Advocate-Messenger Food waste in the United States is a major issue. But it’s not being ignored. I was happy to learn that the U.S.Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and others are...

Pope: Leftovers are food for thought, not waste - Union Bulletin Pope Francis says leftover grub should serve as food for thought instead of getting thrown out. Francis told the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday that people should "examine their conscience" about what to do...