We have a problem with food waste in the United States. According to a study done by the nonprofit ReFED, an estimated 31 percent of the U.S. food supply was wasted in 2023. This amounted to 63 ...

In 2024, Environmental Community Action, Inc. (ECO-Action) received a two-year Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions and Equity Grant to engage community members from low-income, previously disinvested ...

Whether it’s stems and skins or past-their-prime protein and produce, you’re probably throwing a lot of perfectly good food in the trash. Such waste doesn’t come cheap. The average American throws ...

New research has compared whether food waste is reduced more by consumers who are driven by sustainability or those driven by nutrition and health. With somewhat unexpected findings, the study ...

January marks International Zero Waste Month, a growing global observance that calls for systemic action from governments, industries, and all sectors to ...

Officer Monique Jainarain carries a tray of food to seniors enjoying a Thanksgiving meal served by the Boston Police Department in the Boston Kroc Center. It’s Thanksgiving week, and if you’re cooking ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Danielle Nierenberg is a researcher and writer on global food systems. Over the years, the conversations we’ve been having about ...

Trang Nguyen receives funding from the End Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre and the Australian Government. Jack Hetherington receives funding from the End Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre ...

The City of Colorado Springs wants to reduce waste ending up in landfills. Officials have unveiled the city's action plan to ...

Residents can begin signing up for the city's Residential Food Waste Collection Program, which will officially launch in ...