Researchers make groundbreaking discovery on how food scraps could help air travel: 'Huge potential'

The researchers gathered scraps for their experiments from a nearby processing plant. They estimated that 30% of food is ...
Next City

Rotting Food, Rising Heat: How Michigan’s Landfills Help Drive Methane Pollution

Trash piles atop the South Kent County Landfill in Byron, Michigan. The landfill opened in 1986 and will be at capacity in around 5 years. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of ...
NBC DFW

The food you toss costs you plenty and emits tons of pollution. Here's how to cut down

Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer. It costs U.S. consumers $728 every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and emits the annual equivalent planet-warming ...
Newsday

The food you toss costs you plenty and emits tons of pollution. We've got tips on how to cut down

Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer. It costs U.S. consumers $728 every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and emits the annual equivalent planet-warming ...
WHYY

Composting and feeding food waste to animals have big climate benefits, study finds

File: Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing ...
OPB

Oregon bill would require composting of food waste statewide and clear food labeling

Oregon lawmakers are considering HB 3018, which would require thousands of Oregon businesses - from hospitals to restaurants to food producers - to compost their food waste. Nationwide, an estimated ...