We do not have to choose between protecting our planet’s ecosystem and meeting the human need for food. While food packaging plays a critical role in feeding the world, it also impacts the Earth’s climate and its limited resources, pointing…
According to the United Nations, world population growth is currently running at 83 million people a year – meaning there will be more a billion more people to feed in just 13 years. Read more in Raconteur From plantburgers to…
With an estimated 40% of food in the United States wasted every year, the Zera System ensures that food waste can be converted into a homemade fertilizer, as opposed to being disposed into a landfill Read more in treehugger Transform…
Closing time approaches, waiting staff collect plates littered with leftovers and chefs sweep up spoiled ingredients. This routine, repeated in restaurants across the developed world, means $80bn (£56bn) of food is wasted annually. Read more in the guardian How restaurants…
The average American family of four is throwing away $1,500 worth of food every year , while expiration date labels often don’t indicate whether food is still safe to eat Read more in fastcoexist New Food Labeling Laws Could Stop Us…
Farms often throw away perfectly good crops because of cosmetic standards set by supermarkets, he explains. And farmers are reluctant to fight the grocer giants, because their livelihoods depend on the contracts. read more in techinsider Which countries are the…
Sainsbury’s, the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the UK. has managed to achieve zero waste to landfill since June 2013. This means that all its store waste is diverted from landfills by donating, recycling, or turning it into fuel. learn…
We believe it’s cheaper if we buy more now, but we rarely take into account how much we throw out in the end. And if you factor in the cost of what you are throwing away, it is very unlikely…
