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Read all about it! Stay updated with the latest news about conserving food and reducing food waste.

USDA and FDA food recalls are on the rise. What happens to the waste?

October 14, 2025

Smartphone-powered AI predicts avocado ripeness

October 12, 2025

Home chef reveals why you shouldn’t throw away this common food scrap: ‘Don’t make the same mistakes I did’

October 11, 2025

Don’t toss those veggie scraps — They might be healthier than you think

October 10, 2025

Lansing’s food scraps program diverts 30 tons of waste from landfills

October 2, 2025

Turning food scraps into opportunities

September 30, 2025

Department of Environmental Conservation announces major milestone in food “Trucked not Chucked”

September 26, 2025

‘DoorDash for Good’ rescues 250 million pounds of food from becoming waste

September 16, 2025

How New York turns millions of pounds of food waste into ‘black gold’

September 11, 2025
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This work is supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, project award no. 2024-68015-42110, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.