Tag: food waste

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Still-edible food waste in Japan fell by 310,000 tons in fiscal 2017

Japan discarded an estimated 6.12 million tons of still-edible food in fiscal 2017, down 310,000 tons from the previous year, as increasingly cost-conscious restaurants and…

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Sustainable Startup Creates Vegan Leather Wallets Made From Apple Waste And Wood

London startup Oliver Co. has created vegan leather wallets and cardholders made using apple waste and wood. The company, founded by product design graduate Matt…

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Reducing food waste emerges as key climate solution

Food waste’s role in climate change has long been a driving topic for publications like BioCycle, as well as for environmental groups, organics recyclers and…

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Farmers are throwing away fresh food and dairy. Food banks want to change that

As unemployment numbers continue to soar and economic uncertainty looms due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, food banks across the United States are experiencing a…

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Government fund to fight coronavirus food waste

Defra has announced £3.25m of government funding to help reduce food waste during the coronavirus outbreak. The COVID-19 Emergency Surplus Food Grant will be available…

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Small Steps to Reduce Food Waste

Food waste is thoughtless. Most of us aren’t even aware of it. When we don’t use what we have, we not only waste food, but…

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Food waste and food insecurity rising amid coronavirus panic

The biggest source of food waste in America is households, where produce wilts, milk spoils, and leftovers lurk at the back of the fridge until…

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