Create an account or log in to save stories. Americans waste a lot of food. Dumped in a landfill, that food contributes to production of climate-warming methane gas. Minnesota officials are trying to ...

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 ...

Every banana peel, coffee filter and wilted lettuce leaf you toss in the trash ends up somewhere — and more often than not, that somewhere is a landfill. But there is a simple, practical alternative ...

Lunchskins introduces its certified home compostable clear food wrap, now available nationwide at Sprouts Farmers ...

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Weekly food waste collections will help to support more community growing sites in Hull, the council said. As part of a government scheme, all local authorities must collect household food waste on a ...

Food waste will be transformed into compost and energy, but not all councils will be ready in time.

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The Renew Grand Rapids Food Scrap Pilot will launch this spring, with the goal of having 500 residents drop off their food ...

James Longanecker, Pittsburgh farmers market manager, holds the compost collection bucket at the East End Farmers Market. She says it makes sense to collect food scraps at the farmers markets.

BOISE, Idaho — The City of Boise is testing out a new program that will allow every resident in the City of Trees to compost food. The food waste pilot program is meant to make composting more ...