Meal kit company HelloFresh has repurposed nearly four million pounds of food waste into new food-based products like compost and animal feed. This equates to preventing approximately 1,307 tons of ...

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 ...

The United Nations reports that food waste contributes to 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If it were its own country, it would be the third-largest contributor of greenhouse gas ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A new curbside composting program held at the Muskegon Farmers Market is making it easier for residents to keep food waste out of landfills while supporting environmental ...

BERWYN, Ill. (CBS) – While it may look like garbage, composting is the process of recycling organic materials to fight food waste. If everyone in the U.S. composted, it would be like removing almost 8 ...

It's time to make some compost in the kitchen! Compost is one of the secret weapons to growing plants well, but creating ...

Sep. 14—TRAVERSE CITY — The Michigan Recycling Coalition and the Michigan Organics Council are hosting the Great Michigan Compost Tour around the state this fall. Locally, SEEDS Ecology and Education ...

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 in ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

Residents in Anderson and Shasta Lake will begin curbside food waste recycling in early 2026 to comply with state law. Food scraps should be placed directly into green bins, as plastic or compostable ...

MILFORD — Residents now have an option to compost organic waste — a move city officials hope will help reduce municipal trash disposal costs. The city implemented the composting option last month.

Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. Millions of tons of food waste end up in landfills each year. But alternatives like composting, anaerobic digestion and even ...