Food Waste

Explainer

Farmers Are Feeding Candy to Animals, and It’s a Symptom of Larger Issues

Touted as sustainable, the practice brings up questions about surplus and waste.

Food•8 min read

Reported

How Leftover Temple Flowers and Coconut Water Became Vegan Leather

An intrepid group of entrepreneurs and researchers in India are taking wasted materials and turning them into vegan leather.

Food•5 min read

Perspective

Saving Food Waste From Landfill, One Whatsapp Message at a Time

Foodsharing has rescued 178 million pounds of food from landfill since 2012. Yet experts say more should be done to combat food waste on a global scale.

Climate•7 min read

Reported

Food Upcycling’s Untapped Potential

One-third of food produced around the world ends up in garbage cans and landfills. Advocates point to a simple solution: reusing food instead of throwing it away.

Food•6 min read

Perspective

Not All Food Waste Is Created Equal

Wasted food is a serious problem, especially in America where landfills are overflowing with rotting food. Among that waste, especially on the consumer front? Animals.

Food•7 min read

Explainer

1 in 4 Calories Produced in America Go to Waste

3 billion pounds of produce is thrown away every year—just in California. Another 20 million pounds of food is left in commercial fields across America to rot after the harvest…

Food•2 min read

Reported

The Food Waste Economy

Maen Mahfoud grew up in Syria, wanting to be a doctor. He began medical school in 2008 at the University of Jordan, a few years after al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for…

Food•5 min read