In my decades of ministry serving communities across Nassau County and beyond, I have witnessed firsthand how well-meaning policies can sometimes create unintended hardships for the very people they ...

“The Affordable Waste Reduction Act ensures that businesses of all sizes, along with consumers, can play a role in reducing waste without facing exorbitant compliance costs.” A supermarket in Inwood. ...

American households are the largest contributor to food waste in the nation, representing 40% of the staggering 120 billion pounds of food wasted each year. New research from the Michigan State ...

New research has compared whether food waste is reduced more by consumers who are driven by sustainability or those driven by nutrition and health. With somewhat unexpected findings, the study ...

In addition to these downward trends in retail and foodservice, the report shares that Pact pilot projects to test and scale solutions to food waste resulted in significant reductions. To date, these ...

Last year, Spokane County led the state in food waste per capita. On average, each person threw away about 170 pounds of food in 2023, and the city of Spokane said that one-third of the city's trash ...

Milwaukee officials announced the launch of FEED MKE. The new effort will address food insecurity and food waste reduction. MILWAUKEE - City of Milwaukee officials on Tuesday, Sept. 10 announced the ...

As someone who has spent years working in the waste management sector, I’ve watched California make bold climate commitments while simultaneously maintaining policies that undermine our state’s ...

These funds are awarded through DWEE’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grants Program and its Litter Reduction and Recycling Program. The grants will help fund waste and litter reduction ...