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The challenge of reducing food loss and waste during COVID-19 (from the UN) Get Rid Of Lizards, Food Waste Management, Comida India, Food Wastage, Prevent Food Waste, Homemade Flour Tortillas, India Food, Global Recipes, Health And Wellness
Food Loss and Waste Reduction | United Nations
The challenge of reducing food loss and waste during COVID-19 (from the UN)
How We Fight Food Waste in the US (from Feeding America) Humane Education, Feeding America, Food Bank, Fight, This Is Us, Canning, Home Canning, Conservation
Food Waste in America: How You Can Help Rescue Food
How We Fight Food Waste in the US (from Feeding America)
Food wastage footprint Impacts on natural resource (from fao.org) Fao, Natural Resources, Lululemon Logo, Footprint, Lesson Plans, Waste, Teaching
Food wastage footprint Impacts on natural resource
Food wastage footprint Impacts on natural resource (from fao.org)
Food Waste: Valuing a New Commodity (from FoodFirst) Composting Methods, Worm Composting, Shade Perennials, Shade Plants, Shade Grass, Vegetable Benefits, Chicken Tractors, Worm Farm, Chicken Runs
Food Waste: Valuing a New Commodity - Food First
Food Waste: Valuing a New Commodity (from FoodFirst)
Food Waste (from Move for Hunger) Move For Hunger has created a sustainable way for the relocation industry to reduce food waste and fight hunger. Animation Explainer Video, Explainer Videos, Plant Structure, Fight Hunger, Food Insecurity, Computer Animation, Reduce Food Waste, Help The Environment
About Food Waste | Move For Hunger
Food Waste (from Move for Hunger) Move For Hunger has created a sustainable way for the relocation industry to reduce food waste and fight hunger.
Reducing Wasted Food At Home (from the US EPA) Healthy Weight Loss, Weight Loss Diet, Healthy Diet, Healthy Soup, Losing Weight, Vegetarian Diet, Healthy Meals, Delicious Healthy, Healthy Fruits
Preventing Wasted Food At Home | US EPA
Reducing Wasted Food At Home (from the US EPA)
How COVID-19 Creates Food Waste Mountains That Threaten the Environment (from the World Economic Forum) Harvest Season, Food Waste, Fields, Environment, Let It Be, Forum, Zero
How COVID-19 Creates Food Waste Mountains That Threaten the Environment
How COVID-19 Creates Food Waste Mountains That Threaten the Environment (from the World Economic Forum)
How 23 organizations are reducing food waste during COVID-19 (from GreenBiz) Smart Farm, Bastilla, Green Highlights, Food Scraps, Organic Soil, Waste Free, Baking Cupcakes, Food Trends
How 23 organizations are reducing food waste during COVID-19 | GreenBiz
How 23 organizations are reducing food waste during COVID-19 (from GreenBiz)
Food Waste Worsens Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: How To Curb Waste In Your Kitchen (from WBUR) Hannaford Supermarket, Department Of Environmental Protection, Growth And Decay, Emergency Management, Edible Food, Animal Feed
Food Waste Worsens Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: How To Curb Waste In Your Kitchen
Food Waste Worsens Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: How To Curb Waste In Your Kitchen (from WBUR)
Dumped Milk, Smashed Eggs, Plowed Vegetables: Food Waste During COVID-19 Rendering
Dumped Milk, Smashed Eggs, Plowed Vegetables: Food Waste of the Pandemic (Published 2020)
Dumped Milk, Smashed Eggs, Plowed Vegetables: Food Waste During COVID-19
Food Not Bombs is an all-volunteer movement that recovers food that would otherwise be discarded, and shares free vegan and vegetarian meals with the hungry in over 1,000 cities in 65 countries in protest to war, poverty, and destruction of the environment. Bomb Image, Animal Agriculture, Lake Worth, Cardenas, Mchenry, Perfect Image, Free Food, Farmland, Vegan Recipes
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Food Not Bombs is an all-volunteer movement that recovers food that would otherwise be discarded, and shares free vegan and vegetarian meals with the hungry in over 1,000 cities in 65 countries in protest to war, poverty, and destruction of the environment.
Food Waste Hacks That'll Reduce Waste And Stretch Your Groceries Leftover Wine, Croutons Homemade, Beet Greens, Edible Arrangements, Coconut Recipes, Homemade Snacks
19 Food Hacks That'll Reduce Waste And Stretch Your Groceries
Food Waste Hacks That'll Reduce Waste And Stretch Your Groceries
When anti-waste campaigns backfire (via Phys.org) (September 2018) Research shows that anti-food waste campaigns that "blame" citizens can backfire. Better strategies include having entities such as restaurants and stores ask consumers for help; and showing consumers how easy it is not to waste food. Healthy Grocery Shopping, Healthy Groceries, Grocery Store, Shopping Tips, Organic Recipes, Indian Food Recipes, Whole Food Recipes, Eating Organic, Organic Fruit
When anti-waste campaigns backfire
When anti-waste campaigns backfire (via Phys.org) (September 2018) Research shows that anti-food waste campaigns that "blame" citizens can backfire. Better strategies include having entities such as restaurants and stores ask consumers for help; and showing consumers how easy it is not to waste food.
Wasted: How America is Wasting Up to 40% of Its Food From Farm to Fork to Landfill (via NRDC) (2017)  A report that outlines "the latest studies, success stories, and recommendations across the food system. It provides updated statistics on the environmental, economic and social impacts, analyzes areas of progress at the government, business and consumer levels in the last five years, and offers policy solutions for overcoming the problem." Yummy Chicken Recipes, Yum Yum Chicken, Food Value, Gross Domestic Product, Chowhound, Food System, Water Usage
WASTED: Second Edition of NRDC’s Landmark Food Waste Report
Wasted: How America is Wasting Up to 40% of Its Food From Farm to Fork to Landfill (via NRDC) (2017) A report that outlines "the latest studies, success stories, and recommendations across the food system. It provides updated statistics on the environmental, economic and social impacts, analyzes areas of progress at the government, business and consumer levels in the last five years, and offers policy solutions for overcoming the problem."
How Much Food Do We Waste? Probably More Than You Think (via New York Times) (December 2017)  Outlines statistics and information about how much food we humans waste and why. Environmental News, World Food Programme, Urban Agriculture, Land Use, Food Security, Thanks
How Much Food Do We Waste? Probably More Than You Think (Published 2017)
How Much Food Do We Waste? Probably More Than You Think (via New York Times) (December 2017) Outlines statistics and information about how much food we humans waste and why.
The staggering environmental footprint of all the food that we just throw in the trash (via Washington Post) (April 2018)  A study published in PLOS ONE calculated that citizens in the US waste about 25% of all food, and the environmental costs of all that food waste are tremendous. University Of New Hampshire, Clean Drinking Water, Food Info, Consequences, Biodiversity, Sustainable Living, Agriculture
The staggering environmental footprint of all the food that we just throw in the trash
The staggering environmental footprint of all the food that we just throw in the trash (via Washington Post) (April 2018) A study published in PLOS ONE calculated that citizens in the US waste about 25% of all food, and the environmental costs of all that food waste are tremendous.
Checked Out: How U.S. Supermarkets Fail to Make the Grade in Reducing Food Waste (report) (via Center for Biological Diversity) (April 2018) Ratings and surveys of the top 10 US supermarkets on how they deal with food waste. Grocery Store Foods, Food Store, Little Free Pantry, Expired Food, Food Donation, Biogas, Food Stamps
Slow Road to Zero: A Report Card on U.S. Supermarkets’ Path to Zero Food Waste
Checked Out: How U.S. Supermarkets Fail to Make the Grade in Reducing Food Waste (report) (via Center for Biological Diversity) (April 2018) Ratings and surveys of the top 10 US supermarkets on how they deal with food waste.
Want To Tackle Food Waste And Help Animals? Start Here (via Faunalytics) (January 2018)  Highlights some of the issues related to how food waste is connected to animal advocacy and eating animals. Animal Advocacy, January 2018, Tackle, Highlights, Start, Animals
Want To Tackle Food Waste And Help Animals? Start Here - Faunalytics
Want To Tackle Food Waste And Help Animals? Start Here (via Faunalytics) (January 2018) Highlights some of the issues related to how food waste is connected to animal advocacy and eating animals.
Using Social Media to Rescue Unused Food (via Portland Tribune) (7 November 2017) "Waste Not Food Taxi mobilizes volunteer drivers via NextDoor and Facebook to transport food leftovers to the hungry" in Portland, Oregon. Life Alert, Change Maker, Portland Oregon, Tribune, Worlds Of Fun, Taxi, Volunteer
Using social media to rescue unused food
Using Social Media to Rescue Unused Food (via Portland Tribune) (7 November 2017) "Waste Not Food Taxi mobilizes volunteer drivers via NextDoor and Facebook to transport food leftovers to the hungry" in Portland, Oregon.
How a major food processor eliminated organic waste (via Fast Company) (19 June 2017) The Bronx company Baldor is finding creative and profitable ways to reclaim and reuse produce scraps. Big Business, Small Appliances, Reuse, Eliminate, Food Processor Recipes
How A Major Food Processor Eliminated Organic Waste
How a major food processor eliminated organic waste (via Fast Company) (19 June 2017) The Bronx company Baldor is finding creative and profitable ways to reclaim and reuse produce scraps.
We could stop tons of food losses by scaling these African-made low-tech cooling units (via Quartz) (13 March 2017) Highlights several low-tech solutions for helping store food longer and thus reduce food waste in African countries. Sustainable Garden, Sustainable Design, Crockpot Baked Apples, Emergency Preparedness Binder, How To Make Everything, Pots, Cooling Unit, Diy Kitchen Storage, Spoilage
We could stop tons of food losses by scaling these African-made low-tech cooling units
We could stop tons of food losses by scaling these African-made low-tech cooling units (via Quartz) (13 March 2017) Highlights several low-tech solutions for helping store food longer and thus reduce food waste in African countries.
For Every $1 Spent on Reducing Food Waste, Companies Save $14 (via Co.Exist) (6 March 2017) A new report outlines "the clear investment case for reducing food waste to help urge more businesses to take action to tackle it." Business Case, Spending, The Globe, Outlines, Save, Exist
For Every $1 Spent On Reducing Food Waste, Companies Save $14
For Every $1 Spent on Reducing Food Waste, Companies Save $14 (via Co.Exist) (6 March 2017) A new report outlines "the clear investment case for reducing food waste to help urge more businesses to take action to tackle it."
Denmark reduces food waste by 25% in five years with the help of one woman (via The Independent) (28 February 2017) Selina Juul has helped grocery stores and consumers reduce their food waste. Denmark Food, Feel Good News, The Help, People, Danish
Denmark reduced food waste by 25 per cent in five years with the help of one woman
Denmark reduces food waste by 25% in five years with the help of one woman (via The Independent) (28 February 2017) Selina Juul has helped grocery stores and consumers reduce their food waste.
Eat It, Don't Leave It: How London Became A Leader In Fighting Food Waste (via NPR) (22 November 2016) Highlights a variety of the apps and programs meant to reduce food waste in London, which is becoming a pioneer in reducing food waste. Dont Leave, 22 November, Science News, Change The World, How To Become, Leader
Eat It, Don't Leave It: How London Became A Leader In Anti-Food Waste
Eat It, Don't Leave It: How London Became A Leader In Fighting Food Waste (via NPR) (22 November 2016) Highlights a variety of the apps and programs meant to reduce food waste in London, which is becoming a pioneer in reducing food waste.
How Cities Are Tackling Their Enormous Food Waste Problem (via Fast Co.Exist) (30 August 2016) Highlights several strategies being used in different communities and countries to reduce and address food waste and hunger. Garden Soil Preparation, Toxic Foods, People Food, Can Dogs Eat, Best Diet Plan, Restaurant Recipes
How Cities Are Tackling Their Enormous Food Waste Problem
How Cities Are Tackling Their Enormous Food Waste Problem (via Fast Co.Exist) (30 August 2016) Highlights several strategies being used in different communities and countries to reduce and address food waste and hunger.
A Whole New Kind Of Grocery Store Is Coming To The U.S. (via Huffington Post) (5 July 2016) Stores are starting to pop up in the U.S. with plans to be zero waste, encouraging shoppers to bring their own containers and bags and get just what they need. Farming In Canada, Zero Waste Store, City Farm, Free Groceries, Findlay, No Waste, Organic Living, Fresh Food
A Whole New Kind Of Grocery Store Is Coming To The U.S.
A Whole New Kind Of Grocery Store Is Coming To The U.S. (via Huffington Post) (5 July 2016) Stores are starting to pop up in the U.S. with plans to be zero waste, encouraging shoppers to bring their own containers and bags and get just what they need.
21 Inspiring Initiatives Working to Reduce Food Waste Around the World (via FoodTank) (18 January 2015) Highlights businesses, organizations, and others working to reduce food waste and get food to those who need it. Israel Food, Composting Food, Black Soldier Fly, Food Tank, Bokashi
21 Inspiring Initiatives Working to Reduce Food Waste Around the World
21 Inspiring Initiatives Working to Reduce Food Waste Around the World (via FoodTank) (18 January 2015) Highlights businesses, organizations, and others working to reduce food waste and get food to those who need it.
Reducing food waste could help mitigate climate change (study)  (via Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) (7 April 2016) A new study shows that "reducing food waste can contribute to fighting hunger, but to some extent also prevent climate impacts." Fruits And Veggies, Fruits And Vegetables, Ut Health, Fermented Honey
Reducing food waste could help mitigate climate change — Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Reducing food waste could help mitigate climate change (study) (via Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) (7 April 2016) A new study shows that "reducing food waste can contribute to fighting hunger, but to some extent also prevent climate impacts."
The NRDC is working on multiple fronts to change the problem of food waste. Imperfect Produce, Nashville Food, Waste Reduction, Engage Kids
Reducing Food Waste: Eight Tips for Home Cooks
The NRDC is working on multiple fronts to change the problem of food waste.
Worm farm turning school waste into compost (via Lincoln Journal Star) (26 March 2016) The company Big Red Worms is getting food waste from schools in Nebraska for its composting operation, which helps the schools decrease their food waste. Red Wigglers, Red Worms, Worm Bin, Worm Castings, Best Knots, Landfill Waste, Farm Business
Worm farm turning school waste into compost
Worm farm turning school waste into compost (via Lincoln Journal Star) (26 March 2016) The company Big Red Worms is getting food waste from schools in Nebraska for its composting operation, which helps the schools decrease their food waste.