Super Bowl LV “Green Week” included the construction of a community garden, compost center, and fruit tree orchard.
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Health Experts Agree that Reusable Coffee Cups are Safe During COVID
Health experts say that, with proper hygiene, it is safe for coffee shops to make drinks in customers’ reusable mugs.
Report Details Harmful Consequences of Prison Food Policies
Impact Justice’s new report detailing prison food policies and practices shows what message we are sending to people who are incarcerated through food.
Superfood Bar with Compostable Wrapper Reclaims Carbon
Impacts Snacks, a plant-based superfood bar company, is using compostable wrappers and reclaiming more carbon that it uses to make its bars.
The Netherlands Launches Public Awareness Campaign to Reduce Food Waste
To reduce food waste, the Netherlands is running a public awareness campaign to inform consumers what the dates on their food labels really mean.
20 Organizations Diverting Food Waste to Provide Meals for People in Need
Groups across the globe are finding innovative ways to recover and redistribute surplus food.
Food Banks Face Surging Demand This Holiday Season
Food banks face are facing a major surge in hunger this holiday season. Food Tank shares ways to help and food banks to support.
Allégorie Reimagines Fashion Through Discarded Fruits and Ethical Values
After learning about animals’ unethical treatment for bag production in the fashion industry, co-founders Heather Jiang and Jen You created the fashion brand Allégorie.
FAO and World Food Law Institute Symposium
The FAO and World Food Law Institute’s symposium on food loss and food waste shared approaches and case studies on how to mitigate these issues.
Plastic-Free Cucumbers Reduce Plastic and Food Waste
Apeel’s plastic-free cucumbers are coming to Walmart to reduce plastic and food waste.
White Pony Express Rescues Fresh Food for Californians in Need
Through the COVID-19 Food Waste Solutions Fund, ReFED is helping White Pony Express rescue food and divert it to Californians in need.
College Students Recycle Waste into Sustainable Fertilizer for Rural Farmers
Five college students won $5,000 at this year’s @WegePrize for their plan to recycle waste into sustainable fertilizer. The group projects that their organic fertilizer will cut costs for rural farmers by 35 percent.
The Seasonal Food Guide Helps Consumers Find In-Season Produce
A Seasonal Food Guide from FoodPrint is teaching the public about seasonal eating based on which produce is in season by location.
Hawaii Nonprofit Distributes Valuable Food Aid Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Aloha Harvest, a Hawaii-based nonprofit, is diverting food that would otherwise be wasted to combat food insecurity during COVID-19. Roughly one in five Hawaii residents are food insecure, according to U.S. census data collected in July 2020. And since the…
After a Sharp Increase, the Rate of Food Waste May Be Slowing
On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” Dani discusses the consequences of food waste as well as the people and organizations that are working to combat it.
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Highlights Need for Global Food System Reform
Celebrate International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste with FAO North America in their screening of “Wasted: The Story of Food Waste” and their panel discussion on global food loss and waste.
12 Organizations Creating Food Products From Upcycled Food Waste
With 1.3 billion tonnes of edible food being wasted globally, these 12 organizations are working to use food waste to create new food products.
ColdHubs Is Bringing Solar-Powered Cold Storage to Farmers in Nigeria
50 percent of produce is lost post-harvest in Nigeria. ColdHubs aims to change this through the company’s solar powered coolers.
Second Helping Pilot Program Tests Potential for Domestic App-Based Farm Labor
The Second Helping pilot program by the World Wildlife Fund looks to connect food banks to farm surplus with the help of a new gig-labor force.
Dreaming Out Loud Receives ReFED Grant to Recover Food Waste in D.C.
Dreaming Out Loud receives ReFED grant to recover 500,000 pounds of food in Washington D.C.’s Wards 7 and 8
