food waste, Tag

Misfits Market is trying to end the cycle of food waste by saving “ugly” food from the trash heap. As its website succinctly puts it, “We take in the high-quality food that grocery stores would rather let go to waste....

Combatting food loss and waste is a key component of the fight against climate change. Each year, 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted or lost. Oftentimes, when we think of food loss or waste, the socio-economic impacts of...

Our diets, and every step involved in sourcing our food, present a heavy burden on the planet. Packaging waste, the water and land used to grow crops and the resources required to raise cattle are all examples. But not all...

If only people like International Environment and Resource Policy Post Doc Abay Yimere talked to the engineering department before discussing technology solutions.

Most global nutrition forecasting shows we’re in a world of hurt. Global warming and poor farming practices are destroying nutrient-rich soil and raising temperatures to the point many crops can’t survive. Toss in some...

What are the structures in place to help those who want to compost? Backyard or worm bin composting are part of the solution. However, you may be left with industrially compostable food containers that do not break down in...

Some things are so iconic, we don’t even stop to consider their impact on the environment. For example, take the ubiquitous milk cartons at K-12 schools. The amount of resulting wasted resources and garbage from this common...

The rest of the year, you buy Swedish dishcloths and compost religiously. But when it comes to the holiday season, you find yourself with paper towels and trashcans full of food waste. You are an imperfect environmentalist.[...]

Each year, we waste 1.4 billion tons of food globally. The United States contributes the most to this number with a whopping 40 million tons of food waste, which is roughly 219 pounds of waste per person. Currently, food...

Remouillage is a super-thrifty stock made from the already boiled-down elements of a first stock, added to fresh vegetables and simmered again to make a flavourful soup base

A Kickstarter for a product called the Kreis Cup has more than doubled its $10,000 goal to create coffee cups out of, well, coffee. Using plant-based materials and coffee grounds, the new company Coffee Kreis has already...

When it comes to meal kits, convenience is undeniable. Fresh and packaged food is delivered directly to your door, often with an included recipe and everything you need for a meal that can feed several people. An increasing...

Scientists have developed a new plant-based coating for food that could replace plastic. The biodegradable coating is environmentally sustainable, but also a public health solution thanks to its antibacterial properties....

Your tax dollars at work - I read this three times and it still looks like a word salad. But there is a disturbing question - why?

Researchers at Tokyo University have developed a new technology that can turn any type of food waste into edible cement for construction use, with a tensile strength quadruple that of ordinary concrete.[...]