New USDA Guidelines Will Prevent Thousands of Pounds of Food Waste
The USDA is planning on nixing "use by" and "sell by" dates so consumers stop throwing away perfectly edible food out of confusion.
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He Aims to Solve Hunger in Chicago by Bringing Food Waste Down to Zero
His ingenious app, Zero Percent, connects restaurants and schools that have surplus food with nonprofits that bring the food to those in need.
These Blobs May Be the Future of Plastic Water Bottles
This little glob of water is actually encompassed in an "edible water bottle".
UK's First Zero Waste Store Just Opened - and it's Wildly Popular
The couple running this store in England work to make sure that nothing goes to waste - and they're showing other people how to do the same thing.
42 of the Biggest Food Companies Make Historic Pledge to Cut Plastic Waste
The companies that are responsible for 80% of the plastic on these supermarket shelves have taken a dramatic pledge to cut wasteful packaging over the course of the next seven years.
UK's Largest Coffee Chain is Now Shelling Out Cash to Recycle Everyone's Cups
The ambitious initiative will recycle roughly one fifth of the UK's 2.5 billion takeaway coffee cups consumed every year.
Designer Tackles Disposable Coffee Cup Dilemma-And Her Solution is Steaming Hot
These solidly designed hot beverage cups aren't the disposable kind-yet you don't have to bring them back after leaving the shop, and you won't need to pay extra for the privilege.
Elementary School 'Share Tables' Keep Unwanted Lunch Food Out of Trash
Everyone knows that kids are picky eaters - so what better way to salvage their rejected snacks than these 'share tables' for the hungry and homeless?
Special Bacteria is Found to be a 'Battery' That Turns Sewage Waste into Clean Hydrogen Energy
Scientists have found that purple bacteria could be a groundbreaking new resource for producing clean hydrogen energy out of human waste.
Leader Named 'Roosevelt' Leads Caribbean Nation in Banning Plastics and Styrofoam
The aggressive ban is set to go into effect in January 2019.
Guinness is Ditching Plastic Packaging From Its Beer Packs
The beloved Irish beer brand will soon be eliminating all single-use plastic packaging from its beer packs in favor of biodegradable alternatives.
School District Turns Unused Cafeteria Food into Take-Home Meals for Kids in Need
This school district from Indiana has come up with a brilliant solution for both food waste and student hunger.
Rather Than Wasting Ugly Potatoes, Couple Uses Them to Make Scotland's First Potato Vodka
Rather than allowing thousands of ugly potatoes to end up in landfills, this couple came up with a tastier solution for the misshapen spuds.
Major Plastic Producer Has Turned Over 100 Tons of Waste into Roads - With Many More Miles More to Go
After successfully piloting the roads in Asia, the company has started laying the recycled plastic roads in America as well.
Instead of Just Donating Pastries, Starbucks Canada Will Soon Be Rescuing 1.5 Million Meals Per Year
Once fully implemented, this new waste reduction strategy will salvage over one million healthy meals from landfills every year.
We May Soon Be Able to Build Houses Out of the Byproducts From Our Bathroom Breaks
Researchers have come up with a creative – albeit interesting – method of saving the planet with the contents being flushed down your toilet.
In Bid to Cut Food Waste, Kellogg's is Using Their Rejected Cornflakes to Make Beer
They're donating a portion of the beer's sales to charity, too.
Startups Try To Reroute Food Waste To The Hungry
Startups like Food Cowboy, founded by Richard and Roger Gordon, see wasted food as a business opportunity. Some, like CropMobster, are using Craigslist or Twitter so that people who have crops or surplus they can't use, can post the availability to others who can divert it to better use.
New Technology Creates Solar-Powered Landfills
Landfills are a constant reminder of the waste we produce, but a new innovation could throw out the notion of a "dump" by turning them into productive solar power dynamos. In Georgia, a landfill generates renewable energy while covering nine million cubic yards of municipal solid waste with solar panels.
Students and Post-it Notes Help Schools Cut Their Energy Bills
Simple yellow Post-it notes with the message "When not in use, turn off the juice," pointedly left on classroom computers, printers and air-conditioners, have helped New York public schools save $350,000 annually on utility bills. Other ideas have also achieved greater and greater energy savings.
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