DENVER, Colo. — In some cities, trash from restaurants makes up 25% of the garbage going into landfills every single day. Restaurants are only second in producing food waste to families in their own ...

Recycle has been a buzz word for quite some time, and it’s now become a way of life as more communities say they recognize the need to find sustainable ways to reduce waste and recycle more to protect ...

The three ice-crusted salmon fillets had been in my freezer for more than a year, squished next to an unopened package of chicken that was similarly well past its sell-by date. I excavated my ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — America has a food waste problem. In a country famed for its large portion sizes, Americans toss out some 30-40% of the food produced. "We think of U.S. households wasting about a third of ...

The city aims to reduce the amount of trash, especially organics, heading to landfills and incinerators. Less trash means the city pays less in tipping fees to have the garbage hauled away. Discarded ...

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 ...

It’s no secret that New York City, like many densely populated urban areas throughout history, has a trash and rodent problem. Mountains of bloated trash bags —many containing food waste that attract ...