“This is the dumbest problem ever and it is completely solvable,” says Dana Gunders, the Executive Director of ReFed. She’s talking about food waste. And she’s been talking about food waste for more than a decade — long before it was even a blip on most people’s radars. Gunders hasn’t solved the country’s food waste […]
Compliance is proving to be expensive and confusing. A California law that took effect this year and that was supposed to help the environment while combating hunger is instead causing chaos for food banks, businesses, and small cities and towns throughout the state. The law, S.B. 1383, which took effect in January, “requires supermarkets and […]
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — When it comes to reducing food waste, consumers most favor solutions that involve making food donations easier and establishing standards for food date labels. That is one finding of a study — among the first to examine support and perceived effectiveness for popular food waste solutions — led by an agricultural […]
It’s no secret that food waste is a huge problem here in the U.S., with nearly 25% of all food eventually ending up in the trash. The good news is, by shopping with Misfits Market, you’re already helping reduce your carbon footprint and food waste. Composting at home is another easy way to kick your […]
As food makes its way from farms and factories to store shelves and dining tables, nearly one-third of it ends up lost or wasted along the way. All that unused food negatively impacts the planet — it makes up eight percent of the world’s carbon footprint and is the food system’s largest source of carbon […]
In 2010, the United States estimated the value of food wasted that year at 161 billion USD, comprising nearly one-quarter of all food produced in the United States (USDA, 2020). The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimate is the approximate fair market value of the food wasted. This value does not include the cost […]
2.5 trillion kilograms of waste happen every year from farm-to-fork – via supermarkets. Join us today at the World Food Summit to talk about the future of the food system. Remarkably, only 6% of Paris Agreement signatories have any food waste targets in their national carbon plans, & yet Project Drawdown ranks Food Waste Reduction […]
Today there are between three and five million homeless people in Russia. More than 60,000 of them live on the streets of St Petersburg. Few foundations help disadvantaged people, but there are also various kinds of grassroots initiatives. FURFUR visited the anarchists’ Food Not Bombs action and talked to the participants about why they do […]
“Food Instead of Bombs is a global initiative and independent movement that gives free food to poor and needy people. The movement is supported by a large number of activists who are not linked together but share the same views and ideas. The problem of poverty and hunger in every part of the world is […]
“Taste the Waste” is a German documentary film that shows how European mega-companies and retailers are destroying almost half of all products. In Germany alone, 15 million tonnes of food are sent to landfill every year. A convoy of vehicles laden with discarded food could circle the equator three times: It’s not just those who […]
