Joan Cudworth had a burst of show-and-tell inspiration in the summer of 2018. Cudworth, who was then solid waste supervisor for the town of Hollis, came to the select board meeting with a partial ...

When someone says "food waste," chances are that you immediately imagine a pile of rotting food—gross, smelly, and ugly. The term "waste" evokes a mental image of something inherently disgusting that ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world wasted an estimated 19 percent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report. The U.N. Environment ...

Food waste has become one of humanity's most pressing challenges. While more than seven hundred million people worldwide struggle with hunger, we simultaneously throw away over a billion tonnes of ...

The United States generates more food waste than all but two countries. To address this, the federal government set a goal to cut food waste in half by 2030 compared to 2016 levels, to about 164 ...

In 2022, households around the world wasted 631 million tons of food, the equivalent of 1 billion meals each day. This staggering number comes with heavy costs for household budgets, global hunger and ...

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 all their ...

You've probably seen it before—leftover food that could have been used, just being thrown away at a restaurant. It happens more often than you think. Every year, restaurants generate millions of tons ...

Can you imagine how much waste every person throws away and which becomes the problem of waste disposal companies? I recently discussed the country’s big waste problem with “Ms. Garbage” herself, ...

What can and can't be recycled varies depending on where you live. Here are some tips to reduce waste – and save money. 🎁⬇️ ...