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Food Waste & Upcycling
Compost, donation networks, and creative second uses for scraps.
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I’m shopping for groceries more often, and wasting less food
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (708+ words) Shoppers at a Brampton FreshCo store in June. David Berman found that smaller grocery shopping trips multiple times a week helped his family cut back on food waste and spend less overall.Chris Young/The Canadian Press I’m very excited…...
See how Birmingham students turn food waste into soil with this unique program
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (578+ words) In the cafeteria at Glen Iris Elementary School, unfinished apples don’t have to end up in the trash. Students learn to harvest fruit from the school’s teaching farm, eat it and then toss the scraps into the compost—seeing firsthand…...
Over One Billion Meals Wasted Annually in UK as Charities Call for Supply Chain Overhaul
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (496+ words) More than 470,000 tonnes of surplus food—equivalent to one billion meals—is wasted across the UK supply chain each year, driven by economic disincentives. More than 470,000 tonnes of easily accessible surplus food—equivalent to one billion meals—is wasted across…...
Innovative Resealable Pouches Offer Shelf Appeal and Prolonged Freshness for Cucumbers
18+ hour, 46+ min ago (212+ words) There are several challenges in the cucumber supply chain that can limit the use of modified atmosphere packaging. Cucumbers are often packed and sold in laminated stand-up pouches, whose low water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) restricts the release of excess…...
Free bilingual composting workshop on October 7 in Atherton
1+ day, 28+ min ago (195+ words) The Town of Atherton invites residents, landscapers, and gardeners to the Compost Hub (Holbrook-Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave.) on Wednesday, October 7 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm for an evening of hands-on learning, free compost, and community. This bilingual (English/Spanish) workshop will show…...
Budding food scrap pickup services across the US want your coffee grounds and eggshells
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (818+ words) Blanding hops in and out of the truck, grabbing buckets of food scraps from porches and restaurants, piling those scraps into bins in the truck bed and driving them to a composting site. Blanding is the CEO of Scrap Soils,…...
California’s UPF label raises a bigger question: What is a UPF?
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (659+ words) California is the first state to standardize a definition of ultra-processed foods and a voluntary “Non-Ultraprocessed Certified” seal, potentially writing the blueprint for other states to pursue similar frameworks. California’s move comes as the industry continues to grapple with the…...
Tartu seminar puts reusable food packaging into everyday practice
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (674+ words) Estonian food and hospitality professionals are meeting in Tartu today, 5 October, for a seminar focused on one of the most visible parts of everyday consumption: the packaging used for takeaway meals, school catering and public events. The event, titled “Food…...
Cornwall food rescue scheme saves £1m of fresh produce from waste
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (355+ words) A million pounds worth of fresh food has been rescued from going to waste. Gleaning Cornwall, a volunteer-led scheme that collects surplus produce from farms to support those in need, has reached the milestone after five years of work. It…...
From ambition to action: How partnership is turning food waste commitments into action
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (270+ words) Food waste is a climate problem we can tackle today. When we prevent food from being wasted, we avoid the emissions and resources associated with producing, transporting and disposing of food that is never eaten. Food businesses have an important…...