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

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

September 11, 2025

15 foods hiding in your fridge that could cause food poisoning

September 9, 2025

From waste to wealth: Unlocking the trillion-dollar food innovation opportunity

September 9, 2025

How Japan’s eco-friendly principle of ‘mottainai’ is not only applicable to the environment, but also your life

September 8, 2025

EPA launches “Feed It Onward” initiative

September 8, 2025

Home chef shares why you shouldn’t be throwing out common veggie scraps: ‘I love doing this’

September 7, 2025

Tesco trials infrared avocado ripeness scanner to cut food waste

September 4, 2025

Food waste is a growing climate threat – can composting help?

August 26, 2025

Clean Memphis’ Project Green Fork Program surpasses 250k pounds of surplus food rescued with Careit’s food donation app

August 26, 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.