Friday, April 11, 2025

Tag: food waste

Revolutionizing cold chains: New study reveals potential to slash global food...

A University of Michigan study highlights the transformative impact of fully refrigerated food supply chains on global food waste and greenhouse gas emissions.

New study finds $1 trillion worth of food waste generated per...

The study is a global estimate on food waste at retail and consumer levels and helps to provide "guidance for countries on improving data collection and suggests best practices in moving from measuring to reducing food waste."

Methane emissions from food waste alarmingly accelerate climate crisis

As EPA reports highlight the staggering methane emissions from food waste, the U.S. grapples with an overlooked environmental hazard.

About one-third of the food Americans buy is wasted, hurting the...

And when food goes bad, the land, labor, water, chemicals and energy that went into producing, processing, transporting, storing and preparing it are wasted too.

EPA releases first-of-its-kind report on food waste

Despite pledging to cut food loss and waste in half by 2030, the U.S. is far from reaching its goal.

Get dumped food to the hungry

In America, the so-called wealthiest nation on earth, tens of millions go hungry while food is dumped because no one in government can get it together to get it to them.

Global food waste higher than previously estimated, new study reveals

Global food waste is a much bigger problem than previously thought. A new study confirmed that people waste more than twice as...

A 10-step plan for the world to cut food loss and...

Nearly a third of all food produced in the world goes uneaten each year, yet 1 in 9 people is undernourished.

Reducing food waste can protect our health, as well as our...

Reducing food waste can address two major problems facing humanity today: cost of food waste and the impact on the health of our people and our planet.

Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 24

Congressman and his wife plead not guilty to campaign spending charges, Kroger to phase out plastic bags, and more.

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Trump accused of weaponizing Social Security and immigration system to target immigrants and silence...

Critics warn of authoritarian overreach as Trump administration marks immigrants as “dead” to force deportation and targets lawful residents for protected political speech.

Trump executive order targets state climate laws, shields fossil fuel industry from accountability

New order directs Justice Department to block enforcement of state climate laws, raising legal questions and stoking fears of fossil fuel immunity.

This chart explains why Trump backflipped on tariffs. The economic damage would have been huge

The answer is simple: the economic cost to the U.S. was too high.

New book reveals tactics Coca-Cola uses to remain No. 1 soft drink company in...

“Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick” is a detailed account of the tactics used to maintain a great reputation despite company's secrets.

House passes bill to shield Trump from legal accountability, restricts judges from halting unconstitutional...

Republicans push sweeping limits on judicial authority after courts repeatedly block Trump’s executive actions as unlawful or unconstitutional.