Tag: food waste

October 7, 2021

The Kamine Family, an established pioneer with a 40-year history of building large-scale infrastructure projects nationwide, today announced the launch of Do Good Foods. Backed by a $169M investment from Nuveen, Do Good Foods is the first scalable solution to […]

September 28, 2021

According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reducing food losses and waste is essential in a world where the number of people affected by hunger has been slowly on the rise since 2014, and tons […]

September 16, 2021

Nearly 40 million Americans experience hunger and food insecurity each year. They never know from where their next meal is coming, and they often have to make critical choices such as choosing between paying bills or paying for food. Meanwhile, […]

August 17, 2021

Two federal food waste-related bills have made their way to the House and Senate with these primary goals: 1) provide state and local governments and communities resources to reduce and prevent food waste and 2) incentivize farmers and other community […]

August 11, 2021

18 US States introduced at least 52 bills against food waste this year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. 8 states have issued laws requiring businesses to separate food waste in an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions. […]

July 26, 2021

30-40% of food supply worth $161 million is wasted each year. This translates to $1,500 in wasted food per average family of four. The US is currently considered the world-wide leader in food waste generation, food waste being the number […]

July 12, 2021

With food waste in landfills being the third-largest contributor to methane emissions in the United States, companies and government officials are working to divert food waste in an effort to cut greenhouse gases. To date, there are currently 52 bills […]

June 16, 2021

When most people think “sustainability,” they are often surprised to learn about how the waste and recycling industry is increasingly playing a bigger role as well. (and always has been, right?) Over the past months, Waste360 has gone all-in on […]

March 30, 2021

Of about 10.5 million tons of surplus food generated by food retailers in 2019, almost 35% was thrown out, with about 10% of it due to inefficiencies in storage and handling. Yet a majority of that storage and handling-related waste, […]

March 2, 2021

According to a draft of the IPCC special report, between 25 and 30 percent of all food produced is wasted or thrown away each year. Since 1970, this proportion is reported to have increased by about 40 per cent. According […]

February 8, 2021

NEW YORK — A new online Insights Engine launched today by ReFED – the only national nonprofit focused exclusively on ending food loss and waste across the food system – reveals that the total amount of food waste has leveled […]

January 13, 2021

Twenty-three Upper Valley communities in New Hampshire can now dispose food scraps at the Lebanon landfill as part of a new composting program, which is aimed at reducing waste and extending the landfill’s life span. For $15, residents can drop […]

January 12, 2021

Binge-eating videos in China – and around the world – is all the rage. In China, a new law has been proposed to stop food waste. Under the new law, anyone who posts videos online that promote overeating will face […]

December 30, 2020

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the renewal of the joint agency formal agreement including the Winning on Reducing Food Waste Initiative. The agreement reaffirms the agencies’ […]

December 28, 2020

During their eight-year stint at Walmart’s technology labs, Syed Aman and Sharan Grewal, were part of the team that built the online grocery platform into a multi-billion dollar business. The two used their technology and produce delivery expertise to develop […]

December 17, 2020

Atlas Organics (Atlas), a leading commercial composting company seeking to increase municipal waste-solution partnerships across the U.S., today announced the company’s expansion of operations in San Antonio, Texas, to provide food waste and yard waste processing and composting management. Atlas […]

December 7, 2020

H&M is taking sustainability to the next level. The company’s newest collection named the “Conscious Exclusive A/W20 Collection” is derived from food waste and fabrics created with wood pulp and recycled fibers. Consumers no longer need to differentiate between fashionability […]

December 2, 2020

As part of its mission to convert waste into resources, the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (Sanitation Districts) recently started up a biogas purification system to recycle food waste into renewable vehicle fuel. Food waste includes dinner scraps, spoiled fruit […]

November 23, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted tips that explain how families can reduce food waste this Thanksgiving holiday. According to the agency, a family of four wastes $1,500 to uneaten food — that’s about 1,160 pounds of food each […]

October 28, 2020

Recycle Track Systems, Inc. (RTS) announced the acquisition of Industrial Organic PBC (DBA Ambrosia), a closed-loop manufacturing company that turns food waste into circular products and commodities, furthering RTS’s commitment to sustainable solutions for waste management. This is the company’s […]