Millions of tons of food are wasted each year in the United States alone. About 35 million tons, to be specific, according to the latest ReFED report. Nearly one-third of food that is grown and ...

New initiatives are underway on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus to expand existing food waste diversion and reduction efforts. The Sustainability department, a unit within the Administrative Operations ...

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 ...

Los Angeles County faces a significant paradox: while 2.5 billion pounds of food (equivalent to 2 billion meals) are wasted annually, one in seven residents experiences food insecurity. This disparity ...

Pressures such as population growth, urbanization, and land degradation are straining the global agrifood system, the network connecting all steps of the food supply chain from growing crops in the ...

Researchers from the Center for Food Policy at City St George's, University of London and Scotland's Rural College have set out six key areas for action that could help households cut down on food ...

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 ...

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 ...

The food-service industry is turning to trash-monitoring AI tools like Winnow to slash food waste. The tech is helping chefs make menu items out of kitchen trimmings and optimize production. This ...