The world wastes 1 billion meals worth of food every single day. That shocking fact from the U.N. Environment Programme puts into stark terms the massive problem of food waste, which produces ...

VACAVILLE, CA - APRIL 20: A tractor drives past piles of compost at the Jepson Prairie Organics compost facility April 20, 2009 in Vacaville, California. Norcal Waste Systems is collecting food scraps ...

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 ...

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 ...

Restaurants, buffets and caterers looking to cut down on food waste have a new tool at their disposal: AI-powered trash cans. Leanpath, Winnow Solutions and Orbisk are among the companies offering ...

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 ...

Tucked away on the kitchen countertop sits a bubbling, living goop in a jar. Each day, a mixture of flour and water feeds the beige concoction, commencing a ritualistic dance that summons wild yeast ...

This time of year, bushels of rhubarb, potatoes, and lettuce can be harvested in abundance at The People’s Pantry, a community garden that doubles as a fresh food pantry in Blackpool, England. There, ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Lisa Stiffler on Feb 12, 2025 at ...

Food waste has become one of humanity's most pressing challenges. While more than seven hundred million people worldwide struggle with hunger, we simultaneously throw away over a billion tonnes of ...

Consider the apple. Arguably America’s most iconic fruit, and the one we as a nation consume the most, the apple is a crucial component of our culture (American as apple pie!), diets, and economy. In ...