The world wastes 1 billion meals worth of food every single day. That shocking fact from the U.N. Environment Programme puts into stark terms the massive problem of food waste, which produces ...

You walk past the nearest bakery's dumpster and spot a perfectly good pie. What's wrong with it? Nothing ... except it ended up in the trash. Unfortunately, edible food that's still intact gets tossed ...

The global wasted food crisis is staggering, with roughly one third of all food that’s produced being thrown away. The U.S. alone generates 63 million tons of wasted food annually—the vast majority of ...

Across the US, businesses waste 80 billion pounds of food each year. While some states have implemented commercial food waste bans, only Massachusetts has seen a meaningful reduction in total ...

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NEW YORK — America has a food waste problem. In a country famed for its large portion sizes, Americans toss out some 30-40% of the food produced. "We think of U.S. households wasting about a third of ...

Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it? In the United States, climate change is polarizing, but one environmental challenge draws rare bipartisan agreement: food ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

For decades, the popular travel narrative has been that going on vacation is a time to relax, be pampered and not feel guilty about sampling that extra dessert. And companies across the tourism and ...

If you’ve ever tossed out a takeout container of food that went uneaten, left your leftovers behind at a restaurant, or let food spoil in the fridge, you’re not alone. But collectively, these everyday ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - An Iowa Department of Natural Resources study on food waste in the state found that Iowans on average, throw away 200 pounds of food each year. The study ...