Pressures such as population growth, urbanization, and land degradation are straining the global agrifood system, the network connecting all steps of the food supply chain from growing crops in the ...

For some, what happens to the contents of your household ‘food bin’ that many councils collect for recycling waste is perhaps even more mysterious than what happens to the plastic in our recycling ...

In Albuquerque’s South Valley, workers are transforming spoiled food into hundreds of pounds of life-giving compost. Soilutions — New Mexico’s largest compost, soil and mulch manufacturer — has ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. When we started working on this ...

Arlington’s recycling rate is trending up — but there is still a ways to go to reach the county’s goal of diverting nearly all trash from incinerators and landfills by 2038. In 2021, the recycling ...

Most food and garden waste in Australia comes from homes. Australian households waste 3.1 million tons of food each year. That’s more than five kilograms each household per week. Over half of all ...

Whether it's food discarded during preparation to scraps left on a plate after a full meal, Springfield Environmental Services is offering a new alternative to dumping uneaten food in the trash.

PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix is taking new steps to cut down on food waste by partnering with a technology company that helps turn table scraps into compost for local farms. The company, Mill, sells ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — Food is the largest component of the metro region’s garbage: about 18% of our overall disposed waste —more than any other material by far. Businesses are responsible for more than ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking people to help reduce food waste by half by 2030.

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control encourages residents to be good stewards of the environment this holiday season by properly recycling and helping reduce ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. People living and working in the city of San Diego are throwing less waste in the landfill ...