The United States has a festering food waste problem going largely unnoticed. In 2021, according to the nonprofit ReFED, 91 million tons of food – half still edible – were thrown away. Only 2% was ...

A student-led environmental club at Flagstaff Academy Charter School has launched a composting initiative, diverting 120 ...

Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. Millions of tons of food waste end up in landfills each year. But alternatives like composting, anaerobic digestion and even ...

The United Nations reports that food waste contributes to 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If it were its own country, it would be the third-largest contributor of greenhouse gas ...

Households drive nearly 60 per cent of global food waste. Discover seven practical ways to waste less food, save money and ...

Just 5% of America’s food waste is composted. Which states are getting it done? A person scraping vegetable scraps from a cutting board into a compost bin outdoors. The scraps include leafy greens, ...

Reducing food waste at home not only helps save money but also plays a significant role in minimizing our environmental ...

As co-owner and co-founder of Dirt Hugger, a Dallesport commercial composting and landscape supply company, Louis has spent the past 16 years learning the ins and outs of turning yard and food waste ...

Avon’s commercial composting pilot program, which kicked off in November, is already diverting a significant amount of waste ...

The average family throws away thousands of dollars in food each year, according to state environmental officials, but a ...

The city of Novi is working to get to the “root of the problem” of food waste by implementing a pilot composting program.