Food waste is a big issue, and a whopping 40–50% of food waste happens right at home. Food waste contributes to climate change, and food production requires water, land, and energy. Wasting food means ...

To reduce food waste at home, Yu Meng recommends starting with meal planning and making a shopping list so you buy only what you need.

Tracking food waste can save you hundreds — maybe even thousands — of dollars a year. Here are some expert tips for how to eat what you buy and buy only what you will eat. Three-quarters of a red ...

In addition to incorporating more fresh fruits and vegetables into your diet and streamlining your grocery budget, another critical aspect of food shopping is proper storage and maximizing shelf life.

Food waste is a crisis we can no longer ignore. Every year, roughly a third of all food produced for human consumption ends ...

AMES, Iowa – There is a good chance there are fresh vegetables in your refrigerator that will end up in the garbage instead of on your dinner plate. Not that anyone goes to the grocery store with the ...

Over the last five years, Lesly Baesens and her team have been enthusiastically digging through Denver residents’ garbage cans. They call the practice “waste auditing.” And with each unopened bag of ...

ROCHESTER — A pilot program offering Olmsted County residents food waste composting services is being extended through 2025. Olmsted County Environmental Resources launched a drop-off household ...

December has become the country’s most waste-heavy month—not because people want to waste food, but because holiday habits make it almost inevitable. From Thanksgiving through New Year’s, households ...