Americans waste more than 300 pounds of food per person per year, study says. This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.

In updating its guidance, the EPA published a food waste hierarchy — which shows the best way to reduce food waste is to prevent it.

Even food service businesses in the hotel sector and grocery stores are adopting food waste prevention strategies, such as conducting food waste audits and improving production planning.

Furthermore, food that sits in landfills also produces nitrogen pollution, which can create algae blooms and dead zones.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Food Waste Prevention Week highlights a startling statistic: 20% of all waste in Hillsborough County is food that could have been eaten. Across America, 40% of all ...

Where does preventing food waste begin…how do individuals address it-Buy only what you need, eat what you buy and avoid throwing away food. Plan your meals and grocery store lists.

Every year, 63 million tons of food go to waste in the United States—that means 40% of all food that’s produced is thrown away. The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) connects ...

Food Waste Prevention Trivia: 7-9 p.m. April 8 at Fortside Brewing, 2200 N.E. Andresen Road, Vancouver. Test your food waste knowledge and win prizes. Hosted by 5Star Trivia.

The United States is nowhere near its goal of cutting food waste in half by 2030, according to new analysis from the University of California, Davis. In September 2015, the U.S. set an ambitious ...

In September 2015, the U.S. set an ambitious target of reducing its food loss and waste by 50 percent. The idea was to reduce the amount of food that ends up in landfills, where it emits ...