The world wastes 1 billion meals worth of food every single day. That shocking fact from the U.N. Environment Programme puts into stark terms the massive problem of food waste, which produces ...

Across the US, businesses waste 80 billion pounds of food each year. While some states have implemented commercial food waste bans, only Massachusetts has seen a meaningful reduction in total ...

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For decades, the popular travel narrative has been that going on vacation is a time to relax, be pampered and not feel guilty about sampling that extra dessert. And companies across the tourism and ...

NEW YORK — America has a food waste problem. In a country famed for its large portion sizes, Americans toss out some 30-40% of the food produced. "We think of U.S. households wasting about a third of ...

You've probably seen it before—leftover food that could have been used, just being thrown away at a restaurant. It happens more often than you think. Every year, restaurants generate millions of tons ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. When we started working on this ...

Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it? Experts tell Sentient that the problem persists because political follow-through is limited, climate action still focuses ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - An Iowa Department of Natural Resources study on food waste in the state found that Iowans on average, throw away 200 pounds of food each year. The study ...