The Denver Department of Public Health & Environment (DDPHE) will launch its Food Waste Pilot Program Wednesday.
Certifiably Green Denver, the city’s program that offers free advising services to help business make their practices more green, created the Food Waste Pilot Program to help Denver restaurants prevent wasted food at the source, donate pre-consumer leftovers and recycle food waste via composting.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a federal interagency strategy to address food waste. The announcement follows a Presidential Message acknowledging the month of April as Winning on Reducing Food Waste Month and encouraging public action and participation from all sectors.
South Korea has managed to increase food waste recycling levels from 2 percent to 95 percent.
If you’re hoping to reduce household food waste, experts say there are two key things to do: Eat what you have, and buy only what you need.
Dr. Sarah Taber writes that “Eating ugly food won’t save the world.”
The vast majority of Americans are paying attention to reducing food waste with the oldest being the most cognizant, according to the latest Michigan State University (MSU) Food Literacy and Engagement Poll.
Startups like Hungry Harvest and Imperfect Produce say they’re helping to reduce food waste in America. Critics say they’re deceiving their customers and making the problem worse.
On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Executive Director of Food Recovery Network(FRN) Regina Northouse talks about the newest answers to food waste issues: simple solutions and young activists.
The UK government fund for food redistribution organizations aims to substantially reduce food waste from food businesses.
Apeel Sciences, a Southern California-based food technology startup that is trying to battle food waste.