Feeding America says people waste 92 million pounds of food every year. A local organization, most well-known for its work to serve Portland's most vulnerable, is working to combat that trend.

When it comes to consumer food waste, the numbers can be staggering, but consider this: More than one-third of “all available food goes uneaten through loss or waste” in the United States, ...

Bruin Waste Management is expanding in Grand Junction with a new division focused on advanced recycling and materials sortation. The expansion is being supported by Colorado’s Rural Jump-Start ...

To help reduce food waste at home, Alison Wu, founder of Wu Haus, suggests you buy fewer things at a time, and instead shop more regularly for what you will need in the next few days.

Food waste from BYU travels to recycling facilities in Provo. Machines first grind up plant clippings and food waste. Then, that mixture moves to the sifting machine that pulls out unwanted items ...

chances coming up in weatherwatch 12. now to the big fire that sent smoke billowing through waukesha county. that smoke coming from the waste management building on progress drive in hartland.

Restaurants and other food services are a big part of this problem—contributing to 28% of this waste, or one-fifth of all the food available to consumers, ends up as waste.

They say Oregon’s composting facilities don’t have the capacity to handle the additional waste. Currently, 12 of the state’s approximately 50 composting facilities accept food waste.

The price of food is the primary food-related concern among 81% of U.S. households, yet only 33% are aware the average American household could save at least $1,500 per year by eliminating food waste.

One boost to help food waste generators and management facilities divert food waste from landfill disposal is a $500,000 grant program appropriated by the NH legislature.

“When we waste food, we’re wasting all the resources it takes to grow that food, including energy, water and fertilizer. Meanwhile, wasted food represents 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions,” ...