Food Waste

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an alarming rate of food being wasted. From airlines reducing the amount of flights and college campuses being empty, the food supply has been affected. ...

Vitamix’s FoodCycler FC-50, a kitchen appliance, turns food scraps into compost, which provides nutrients to the soil and helps feed plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables...

NRDC Food Matters is working to reduce food waste in cities. The Food Matters Regional Initiative was launched in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions to further larger-scale change related to food waste at a regional level. The cities in the...

In May 2020, I wrote an article for Waste360 that called for the waste industry to redefine “waste,” literally. I argued in favor of the circular economy, which states “waste” is actually a misnomer; rather, the real problem is a design flaw in...

In her role as Capital & Innovation Director at ReFED, Alexandria (Alex) Coari catalyzes critical funding to fight food waste...

Dining halls at Indiana University (IU) have been packaging meal portions on an individual basis, leading to less food waste whether it's made to order to takeout...

An international food waste reduction app that has been helping fight the climate crisis and bring down household food bills for the past two years is now helping families reduce their food waste and save money during the COVID-19 crisis...

Food Matters in Baltimore is combatting food waste with new public service announcements aimed at educating residents...

Food waste is a big problem in the United States, with 40% of it being wasted, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)...

Pittsburgh is the latest city to join the Food Matters Regional Initiative aimed at reducing food waste...