The cost of trash is hidden. Municipalities pay per ton to incinerate or landfill trash, yet residents rarely see any ...

Researchers have turned food waste into biodegradable plastic, offering a promising new path to fight both food and plastic ...

The food we throw away could all be converted into useful minerals, claims Ivan Cornejo, who is pioneering a trash-to-glass initiative ...

Over one-third of the food produced in the U.S. goes uneaten, harming people's wallets and the climate. Here are some steps you can take in your supermarket and kitchen to cut back on waste.

Stackable glass containers increase the efficiency of leftover preservation in one’s refrigerator. They also prevent pests from interfering with food storage better than plastic wrap or other methods.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30% to 40% of the nation's food supply ends up being wasted. That adds up to ...

Heather Billings, food waste reduction consultant. Credit... Supported by By Somini Sengupta Photographs by Cassandra Klos America has a food waste problem: Rotten tomatoes and pizza boxes end up ...

While lots of powerful changes to reduce food waste can start at home, sometimes the scale of the problem benefits from a community-wide approach.

By enhancing coordination across the food supply chain and implementing stringent environmental regulations, we can significantly reduce waste, increase efficiency and potentially feed the entire ...

TikTok creators are rolling glass bottles down stairs until they break, prompting criticisms of food waste.

This model can be replicated anywhere there's glass and plastic waste—which, unfortunately, is everywhere in Kenya."Environmental experts note that such small-scale recycling operations, while ...