If you've ever wondered what happens to the food leftover at chains like Chipotle, this one's for you.

The United States has a festering food waste problem going largely unnoticed. In 2021, according to the nonprofit ReFED, 91 million tons of food – half still edible – were thrown away. Only 2% was ...

The United Nations reports that food waste contributes to 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If it were its own country, it would be the third-largest contributor of greenhouse gas ...

Every banana peel, coffee ground, and eggshell you toss into the garbage is a tiny act of throwing money away your garden would have turned them into gold for free. The average American household ...

Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. Millions of tons of food waste end up in landfills each year. But alternatives like composting, anaerobic digestion and even ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

EAST GRAND RAPIDS, MI – East Grand Rapids residents will soon be able to leave some of their food scraps in bins at their curbside to be picked up by the city for composting. The city is expanding its ...

Public Works Director Meghan Theriault knows food waste can be a massive part of the town's solid waste. In an effort to reduce it, her team is leading ...

Our pantry exists to care for our neighbors, and that includes caring for the environment we all share,” said Sianna Niedzolkowski.

A bill signed into New York State law in December will expand the number of restaurants, grocery stores, colleges and sports venues that will have to donate surplus food or truck it to a facility to ...

Digging up the latest dirt on Food to Power's composting service reveals that the acquisition of Brown's Greens — a Colorado Springs-based urban agriculture and composting company — earlier this year ...