The United States generates more food waste than all but two countries. To address this, the federal government set a goal to cut food waste in half by 2030 compared to 2016 levels, to about 164 ...

In 2015, food and agriculture sustainability advocates succeeded in pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency to commit to a goal of cutting national food ...

Green bags full of food scraps sit next to orange bags full of trash after being dropped off at HQ Dumpsters and Recycling in Southington. The load of waste materials is a part of a pilot municipal ...

An analysis of surplus food generated in 2024 looked across the supply chain, from production to consumers. The residential sector made the most headway in reducing waste, and investment has increased ...

Waste not, want not, goes the saying – and that now also applies to leftovers from the food we eat. Scraps from our plates can provide renewable energy and fertiliser to grow more food, which is why ...

Earlier this week, the European Union signed a deal committing to legally binding food waste reduction targets to be met by 2030. Under these targets, food processors and manufacturers are obligated ...

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