MIT Technology Review

These companies want to tackle food waste with microbes

There’s always money in the grocery store dumpster. Some people might look in a grocery store’s dumpster and see garbage. But others are starting to see dollar signs. New facilities are popping up in ...
WHYY

What’s the best way to dispose of leftovers this Thanksgiving?

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...
CNN

Reducing food waste is good for the planet and your wallet. Here’s how to do it more effectively

The statistics are sobering: In the United States, we generate approximately 35 million tons of food waste every year, and as individual families, we waste about 30 percent of the food we buy. For the ...
The Conversation

We throw away a third of the food we grow – here’s what to do about waste

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
PBS

How Ben & Jerry’s is recycling food waste into energy

It may sound like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but diverting food waste from the landfill and converting it into electricity has become a real thing. William Brangham visited Ben & Jerry’s Vermont ice ...