It Can be Done: The Wasted Food Solutions Task Force is bringing together organizations from all ends of the food recovery network in Illinois, fighting to reduce food waste through unique initiatives targeting policy, education, and asset-mapping.
Food Waste
Opinion | France’s Ban on Food Waste Three Years Later
France became the first country to pass a national regulation specifically against food waste in 2016, prompting conversation in the United States: can we, or should we, implement a similar policy here?
“Startups are pushing big companies to think outside the box”
Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg moderated a discussion on ways to create sustainability in the food system, consumer habits around snacking, and if businesses can be kind to the planet while still producing delicious foods.
To Have and to Throw: Tackling Indian Wedding Food Waste
Culture, rising incomes, and an appetite for global cuisines are fueling massive food waste by Indian weddings.
Long-lasting Avocados May Help Combat Food Waste
An innovative solution for food spoilage was brought to market in the U.S. by Apeel Sciences last summer and will now be available in Europe thanks to a new partnership.
New York Chefs Compete for Tastiest Upcycled Dish
While chefs presented their creations to a panel of judges, attendees visited eight tasting stations and sipped on Waste Not Welcome Punch, a Finlandia vodka cocktail using upcycled ingredients like grapefruits peels and celery leaf tea.
Our Understanding of Food Isn’t Good Enough in D.C.
As part of Food Tank’s first bi-monthly event on Capitol Hill on May 10, moderator Frank Sesno sat down with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Geeta Sethi, and Norbert Wilson to talk about the areas of the food system that policies must address for improved health world-wide.
Food Lovers Become Waste Fighters at NYC Food Waste Fair 2019
Learn about reducing food waste and taste upcycled culinary creations at the 2019 NYC Food Waste Fair.
From Rescued Food to Artisan Bites
Small food business went from serving bread and marmalade to catering high brow events in London using food waste.
Calculating Your FoodPrint
Dr. Urvashi Rangan discusses the challenges that consumers face when trying to make sustainable food choices, the power that their food choices hold in shaping our food system, and how FoodPrints can help.
Pashon Murray’s Detroit Dirt and Food Waste: A Solution for Industrial Problems
A city known for industry, Detroit is now rallying individuals and corporations around waste and dirt: Pashon Murray is leading the composting collaboration for the climate, economy, and future generation.
Opinion | Winning on Reducing Food Waste—From SXSW to Earth Day
With the dust now settled from the 2019 SXSW festival, and with Earth Day’s 49th anniversary on the horizon, wasted food and its environmental impact has been on our minds.
Maxfield Kaniger’s Kanbe’s Markets: A Piece for the Food Insecurity Puzzle
With convenient coolers and healthy food, Max Kaniger is helping close the gap between food insecurity and food waste in Kansas City.
Creating Boozy Beverages from Food Waste: 10 Brewers Doing it Right
A compiled list of businesses that are diverting food waste from the landfill and transforming it into alcoholic beverages.
“Food Won’t Solve Hunger. Income Will.”
Choosing food as a solution to food insecurity may seem like the low-hanging fruit, but don’t let its simplicity fool you. The complexity of the crisis merits a deeper solution.
Winnow Vision AI Cuts Costs and Cleans Up Waste in Commercial Kitchens
The latest innovation in AI technology by Winnow Solutions enters the food space to help fight food waste, one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gasses on the planet.
Two Reasons Why Three Billion People Aren’t Getting Adequate Nutrition
Because of high levels of food loss and waste—especially of nutrient-rich, perishable foods—as many as three billion people are consuming low-quality diets that result in micronutrient malnutrition as well as rising levels of obesity.
According to a Recent Poll, 88 Percent of Americans Reduce Food Waste
MSU’s fourth Food Literacy and Engagement Poll was released at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. on February 14, 2019, and surveyed 2,090 Americans on their attitudes and knowledge of food waste.
Project Drawdown’s Narrative for Climate Change: 100 Solutions
Paul Hawken’s new book Drawdown outlines 100 ways the world is working to protect the climate— straightforward enough that readers can do it too.
7 Ways to Say ‘I Love You’ Without the Waste on VDay
Hallmark holidays are often filled with extra paper, plastic, and general waste. This year, Food Tank is giving you ideas to celebrate love while maintaining environmentally conscious actions.
