The United States has a festering food waste problem going largely unnoticed. In 2021, according to the nonprofit ReFED, 91 million tons of food – half still edible – were thrown away. Only 2% was ...

As co-owner and co-founder of Dirt Hugger, a Dallesport commercial composting and landscape supply company, Louis has spent the past 16 years learning the ins and outs of turning yard and food waste ...

The United Nations reports that food waste contributes to 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If it were its own country, it would be the third-largest contributor of greenhouse gas ...

Applications for the city program launched ahead of a new rule requiring all restaurants to compost by Sept. 1 ...

Americans composted about 3.3 million tons of food waste in 2019, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's most recent estimates. That may seem like a lot, but consider that between ...

Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. Millions of tons of food waste end up in landfills each year. But alternatives like composting, anaerobic digestion and even ...

Households drive nearly 60 per cent of global food waste. Discover seven practical ways to waste less food, save money and ...

The city of Novi is working to get to the “root of the problem” of food waste by implementing a pilot composting program.

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A new curbside composting program held at the Muskegon Farmers Market is making it easier for residents to keep food waste out of landfills while supporting environmental ...