Americans chuck a lot of food. The average household tosses $3,000 worth in the trash every year, a cost that’s nearly doubled since the last time the EPA ran its numbers. The planet-warming impact of ...

On a per-person basis, Americans are in the top ranks of global food wasters. We toss so much food — on average, 350 pounds of edible grub per person a year — that it makes up the majority of the ...

Food waste has become a national issue, pressuring households to rethink how they cook and shop. In the United States, $218 billion worth of food is lost each year, a staggering cost that is driving ...

Imagine going to the grocery store, buying three bags of groceries, going home, and tossing one of those bags directly in the trash. That’s essentially what's happening in the United States on a ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. No one, except maybe Sesame Street's ...

Most people tend to throw out the pale, firm rinds of a watermelon. In a TikTok video, food creator Jose el Cook (@jose.elcook) shows how to make crisp, spiced pickles from watermelon rinds. It's a ...