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New research has compared whether food waste is reduced more by consumers who are driven by sustainability or those driven by nutrition and health. With somewhat unexpected findings, the study ...

A pilot program from UMaine's Mitchell Center found big reductions in school cafeteria food waste, and a toolkit rolled out ...

Global food waste helps to drive climate change due to the methane released by decomposing organic matter. With emissions from food loss and waste now nearly five times the emissions from the aviation ...

Tracking food waste can save you hundreds — maybe even thousands — of dollars a year. Here are some expert tips for how to eat what you buy and buy only what you will eat. Three-quarters of a red ...

The United States generates more food waste than all but two countries. To address this, the federal government set a goal to cut food waste in half by 2030 compared to 2016 levels, to about 164 ...

September 9 - In 2015, world leaders promised to halve food waste by 2030. At the time, around one-third of global food production was being lost. Today, after a decade of campaigns, pledges and in ...

A food waste collection trial in part of Nottingham has been scaled back after a "disappointing" uptake, it has been ...

Earlier this week, the European Union signed a deal committing to legally binding food waste reduction targets to be met by 2030. Under these targets, food processors and manufacturers are obligated ...

Bananas are a sociable fruit. They thrive in bunches, bound by a unifying stalk which joins them happily together in curvy yellow brightness. But what about the ones which get separated from the bunch ...