Barnesville High School started a meal repack program, giving students access to leftover meals while reducing food waste in the district. Barnesville High School’s meal repack program provides ...

We have a problem with food waste in the United States. According to a study done by the nonprofit ReFED, an estimated 31 percent of the U.S. food supply was wasted in 2023. This amounted to 63 ...

Around 40 to 50 times more energy goes into producing, transporting and selling food than can be recovered from recycling it.

Millions of tons of food are wasted each year in the United States alone. About 35 million tons, to be specific, according to the latest ReFED report. Nearly one-third of food that is grown and ...

Bringing more mindfulness and awareness to everything that goes into a plate can really change our relationship to food and ...

Food waste costs restaurants a lot of money. Modern quick-service restaurants (QSRs) need to adopt a comprehensive food waste reduction strategy to enhance efficiency, brand reputation and financial ...

Here are five ways nuclear science is helping tackle food waste and support a zero‑waste future: Food irradiation is an innovative, safe and non-invasive technique that uses radiation such as X-rays, ...

In 2022, households around the world wasted 631 million tons of food, the equivalent of 1 billion meals each day. This staggering number comes with heavy costs for household budgets, global hunger and ...

For grades 6-12, explore how the food we eat affects ecosystems around the world as your students learn from our experts.