Tag: food waste

October 2, 2020

Cleveland, Ohio is a quintessential Rust Belt city known for its blue-collar base. The pandemic has hit the city particularly hard. Residents wait in long lines at local farmer’s markets, using assistance for fresh vegetables and produce. Restaurants and retailers […]

September 3, 2020

Pittsburgh is the latest city to join the Food Matters Regional Initiative aimed at reducing food waste. The no-cost program has been launched in nine other cities including Atlanta; Ashville, NC; Baltimore; Jersey City, NJ; Memphis, TN; Nashville; Orlando, Fla.; […]

August 25, 2020

Approximately a third of the world’s food is wasted every year (U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization). When the pandemic hit, food security became a concern for many people and they began wasting less food. Whether it was through meal planning, […]

August 13, 2020

In Los Angeles County, 2.5 billion pounds of food — the equivalent of 2 billion meals — is thrown away annually, while one in seven residents are food insecure. Those jolting figures are why LA County launched the Food Donation, […]

August 12, 2020

The U.S. wastes about 66.5 million tons of food. (USDA) And nearly half of the food is thrown out by consumers at home. The city of Asheville, NC is focused on curbing food waste. Through the Natural Resources Defense Council […]

July 30, 2020

A Seattle tech company has landed $12 million in equity funding to fuel the growth of its software, which is aimed at helping grocers manage food orders to reduce waste and spoilage issues. The startup, Shelf Engine, was founded by […]

July 7, 2020

Hazel Technologies Inc., the developer of new USDA-funded technologies to protect quality in the produce supply chain and fight food waste, and PureFresh Sales, a grower and marketer of premium California fresh fruit, have formed a partnership. PureFresh has seen […]

July 2, 2020

Dole grows all type of fruit including bananas, but not all of them end up as food. The company announced that over the next five years it plans to eliminate the waste. To reach its goal, Dole plans to eliminate […]

June 18, 2020

Residents of Greenwich, Conn., will be able to send their food scraps to be recycled as the town on June 12 launched its first food scrap recycling program. Participation is voluntary. The pilot program is open to all residents who […]

May 21, 2020

Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on the farmers and their crops. Rather than food being thrown out as kitchen waste, an unparalleled amount of food is getting dumped even before making it into grocery stores. […]

May 15, 2020

As we continue to social distance to flatten the COVID-19 curve, many of us are ordering takeout to support local businesses. New research by Just Eat and the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) shows that £1.8bn worth of takeout is thrown […]

April 23, 2020

People in New Jersey sent 1.3 million tons of food waste to landfills and incinerators in 2017, according to an estimate from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”). However, efforts to reduce food waste in the state recently […]

April 17, 2020

In 2014, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD) saw the writing on the wall; SB 1383 requiring diversion of organics from landfill was not drafted yet but already the push was on to divert food from landfills. So, the agency […]

April 9, 2020

The coronavirus is causing many obstacles for growers and producers across the nation. One major challenge is the lack of demand, which is causing billions of dollars’ worth of food to go to waste. With many restaurants, schools, stadiums, theme […]

March 24, 2020

In the U.S., food waste is estimated to be between 30 to 40 percent of the supply, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Efforts have been made to reduce this waste, but timelines for freshness and consumption make it […]

March 19, 2020

Before 2009, when Feeding America’s network of 200 food banks established the National Produce Program strategy, few food banks had a produce plan in place, leaving billions of pounds of edible fresh food to go to waste. Now, under its […]

March 6, 2020

After six years of back-and-forth discussions, the New Jersey Senate on March 5 gave final legislative approval requiring large generators of food waste to recycle the material instead of sending it to landfill. The bill, which ultimately passed as A2371, […]

February 12, 2020

The New Jersey State Senate has hesitated to vote for legislation that would prevent food waste from being landfilled or incinerated. Lawmakers held off voting on the bill, which seeks to force large generators of food waste, like hospitals, prisons, […]

January 28, 2020

TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Russellville, Ark.-based Denali Water Solutions from the company’s management and The Firmament Group. The transaction is expected […]

January 22, 2020

In a January 21 public letter, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson announced a multi-decade commitment to be “a resource-positive company, aspiring to give more than it takes from the planet.” The announcement included science-based preliminary targets for the reduction of carbon […]