We have a problem with food waste in the United States. According to a study done by the nonprofit ReFED, an estimated 31 percent of the U.S. food supply was wasted in 2023. This amounted to 63 ...

The City of Colorado Springs said it has completed a plan informed by the community in an effort to reduce waste, expand ...

New research has compared whether food waste is reduced more by consumers who are driven by sustainability or those driven by nutrition and health. With somewhat unexpected findings, the study ...

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 ...

Officer Monique Jainarain carries a tray of food to seniors enjoying a Thanksgiving meal served by the Boston Police Department in the Boston Kroc Center. It’s Thanksgiving week, and if you’re cooking ...

Colorado Springs has released a long-term plan to more than double the amount of material that gets diverted from landfills to recycling. The Waste Diversion Action Plan, announced Tuesday, is the ...

A pilot program from UMaine's Mitchell Center found big reductions in school cafeteria food waste, and a toolkit rolled out ...

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 ...

Trang Nguyen receives funding from the End Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre and the Australian Government. Jack Hetherington receives funding from the End Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre ...