Scientists are finding ways to recover nutrients from food waste, turning discarded scraps into ingredients, supplements, and ...
New research has compared whether food waste is reduced more by consumers who are driven by sustainability or those driven by nutrition and health. With somewhat unexpected findings, the study ...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released a Wisconsin Food Waste Evaluation report that provides key details about Wisconsin’s ...
Last year, Spokane County led the state in food waste per capita. On average, each person threw away about 170 pounds of food in 2023, and the city of Spokane said that one-third of the city's trash ...
VACAVILLE, CA - APRIL 20: A tractor drives past piles of compost at the Jepson Prairie Organics compost facility April 20, 2009 in Vacaville, California. Norcal Waste Systems is collecting food scraps ...
FDA, USDA and EPA want to make it easier for producers, manufacturers, retailers and food service providers to give to those in need nutritious food that would be wasted by offering financial ...
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Over 160 million tons of food waste is generated each year from food growers and processors. Some of it is byproducts; sometimes, it’s ...
Fruits and vegetables are a key part of a healthy diet, but they can be particularly subject to waste of various types. The produce industry is actively seeking to minimize those losses The US Food ...
Brian Roe, Ohio State’s Fred N. VanBuren professor of farm management, will be managing a $2.5 million United States Department of Agriculture — or USDA — pilot consumer campaign focused on reducing ...