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 ...

Composting is growing across the U.S. as food waste and landfill concerns mount, but experts say major obstacles remain ...

Rust Belt Riders has come a long way since they started using bicycles to haul away residential food scraps in buckets. Now, their operation based at 2701 St. Clair Ave. in Cleveland, diverts 4,500 ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) released a report on the results of its commercial food waste disposal ban, highlighting significant ...

A new study by a Texas A&M AgriLife Research agricultural economist offers fresh insight into a global problem hiding in ...

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 ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

One-third of all food produced for humans annually is lost to waste. The decomposing matter produces half of all the emissions generated by the global agrifood system. What if, instead of focusing ...

If you’ve ever tossed out a takeout container of food that went uneaten, left your leftovers behind at a restaurant, or let food spoil in the fridge, you’re not alone. But collectively, these everyday ...