Pressures such as population growth, urbanization, and land degradation are straining the global agrifood system, the network connecting all steps of the food supply chain from growing crops in the ...

For some, what happens to the contents of your household ‘food bin’ that many councils collect for recycling waste is perhaps even more mysterious than what happens to the plastic in our recycling ...

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. When we started working on this ...

A machine mixes green waste and de-packaged food waste to start the composting process at one of Denali's facilities in Phoenix. (Image courtesy Denali) Denali’s de-packaging processes separate food ...

Food waste builds up quickly in every household, and much of it ends up in landfill, where it produces harmful emissions. Recycling it at home reduces environmental impact, saves money, and creates ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — Food is the largest component of the metro region’s garbage: about 18% of our overall disposed waste —more than any other material by far. Businesses are responsible for more than ...

SWACO, or the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, which serves Franklin County and neighboring areas with solutions for solid waste, is unveiling a new version of its Business Recycling Champion ...

Whether it's food discarded during preparation to scraps left on a plate after a full meal, Springfield Environmental Services is offering a new alternative to dumping uneaten food in the trash.

But told they needed to prioritise, members of the Build a Greener Swindon Committee opted to look at getting a discount on a ...

Oranges, apples, squash, and other fruits and vegetables lie in a muddy compost pile at a recycling facility in Placer County, California. UC Davis researchers have found that states’ food waste ...

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 ...