The Biden-Harris Administration, with the support of government agencies, released a strategy to halve food waste by 2030, boost recycling, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Cellular Agriculture May Bring Hope in Reducing Food Waste and Environmental Impact
While cultivated meat may hold promise for producing more humane and socially sustainable protein, it may also help solve some of the negative environmental impacts of industrial livestock production.
Farm-to-Table Delivery: How Farmers Post is Shaping the Future of Agriculture
A new food waste reduction program is made possible thanks to unlikely partner: the U.S. Postal Service.
Food Rescue Bin Pilot from Seattle Public Utilities Reduces Food Waste
Public-private partnerships are offering promising opportunities to reduce food waste and redirect it to those in need.
Stakeholders ‘Think Bigger’ About Solutions to Food Waste
Food waste experts argue that greater investment is needed to scale solutions and drive progress toward ending food loss and waste.
New Food Waste Data Is Out. What Do the Numbers Mean for Our Food System?
In 2021, the U.S. produced 91 million tons of surplus food. That’s roughly 38 percent of the country’s total food supply.
The Food Donation Improvement Act Is Headed to President Biden’s Desk
Advocates call the passing of the Food Donation Improvement Act “a monumental win for food policy.”
Cutting Postharvest Food Loss and Waste
The Postharvest Education Foundation (PEF) supplies small and medium scale farmers with technologies to reduce food loss and waste.
Upcycled Certified™ Products Projected to Prevent Millions of Pounds of Annual Food Waste
The 141 products and ingredients that have recently become Upcycled Certified™ are projected to prevent more than 703 million pounds of food waste per year.
Nourishing America Tour: Minneapolis, Minnesota
From May 10 to May 12, 2022, Food Tank’s Nourishing America Tour will stop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for a summit on Food Loss and Food Waste.
How Can Nutrition Professionals Help the Food System?
A new paper outlines how dietitians and nutrition professionals can promote sustainable food systems.
Food Waste Experts Highlight Policy Solutions for the Public and Private Sectors
The event highlights policy solutions that reduce food waste across the food supply chain and improve food security.
16 Resources for Eating Seasonally Around the World
These guides can help eaters find fresh, nutritious food all year long.
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.
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.
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.
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.
