Food Waste

Report reveals foundation funding reached $134 million in 2016, with venture capital funding reaching $125 million in 2018.

Airlines produce around 5.2 million tons of waste per year, according to the International Air Transport Association.

Food scraps account for about a third of all garbage in the city, though composting is hardly making dramatic progress, The New York Times reports.

Smithfield has partnered with Waste Connections to process materials specifically from food production facilities.

Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Ventures and Imperfect team up to reduce food waste.

Nonprofit Don’t Waste Durham developed a green truck certification program to help vendors reduce their carbon footprint.

The MealConnect platform allows small, local food businesses to donate their extra food within their communities.

The new facility was designed to process about 120,000 tons of organic material per year.

Baldor Specialty Foods is working to show restaurants value in “imperfect” produce to reduce waste and keep farmers in business.