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Simple tips and ideas to avoid food waste

February 18, 2019 -

Early in 2018, a study funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USA) revealed that American consumers waste at least a pound of food per day or 225 to 290 pounds annually. The average U.S. household throws out around 150,000 tons of food daily.How to reduce, reuse, and recycle

By making some small changes in your daily life, you can make a big impact and help save the environment.

Reducing food waste

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Waste not, want not: 10 ways to reduce food waste

July 16, 2019 - avoid food waste.)

(3) Practice proper food storage.

Food often goes to waste because people don't know how to properly store fresh produce, which can cause premature ripening and, finally, spoilage.

Some food items that should never be refrigerated include cucumbers, garlic, onions, potatoes, and tomatoes. These should be kept at room temperature.

You should also separate foods that produce more ethylene gas, which can promote ripening in other ...

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Corporate retail grocery giants contributing to global hunger and food waste by rejecting food that's 'too ugly'

France makes it illegal for super markets to waste food in effort to solve world hunger without GMOs

Real Junk Food Project is putting an end to food waste while providing affordable meals at no charge

France's initiatives for better health and a better environment

Vancouver addresses food waste problem: it's ...

Global food waste reaches epic proportions

April 05, 2015 - Global food waste reaches epic proportions

Sunday, April 05, 2015 by: Fleur HupstonTags: waste reduction, food, dumpster diving

Tips from Urban Foragers to Reduce Consumer Waste

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Ambitious study looks at converting food waste back into food

July 05, 2019 -

Human civilization continues to churn out increasing amounts of waste products like plastic trash and food waste. At the same time, the Earth only contains so many resources. Many of these substances are nonrenewable or irreplaceable. One day, the planet may run out of the resources needed to sustain the human population.

A research team at the University of Boras tackled both environmental issues by coming up with new techniques to get more use out of waste products. Their ...

Fight food waste by reusing these commonly discarded food parts

October 14, 2014 - Fight food waste by reusing these commonly discarded food parts

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 by: Raw MichelleTags: food waste, watermelon rinds, coffee grounds

Foods that are usually tossed that can be reused

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U.S. supermarkets waste huge amounts of food

September 02, 2010 - U.S. supermarkets waste huge amounts of food

Thursday, September 02, 2010 by: David Gutierrez, staff writerTags: supermarkets, food, health news

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Enslaved by socialism, Venezuelans now dig through waste to avoid starving to death

August 24, 2016 - Enslaved by socialism, Venezuelans now dig through waste to avoid starving to death

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 by: J. D. HeyesTags: mass starvation, economic failure, Venezuela

Govt. policies only making food shortages worse

'We will starve'

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How to avoid processed food (Opinion)

February 04, 2011 - How to avoid processed food (Opinion)

Friday, February 04, 2011 by: Aaron TurpenTags: processed food, nutrition, health news

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Reduce food waste by refrigerating fruits and vegetables

December 20, 2022 -

The study has found that refrigerating fruits and vegetables instead of keeping them in a fruit bowl on the kitchen counter can help extend their shelf life.

The food charity Waste and Resources Action Program (WRAP) reported that different fruits and vegetables can be eaten up to 10 weeks after their "best before" dates if they are refrigerated.

Researchers found that loose apples last longer when refrigerated at 7.2 F (4 C), almost 70 days longer compared to ...

Food waste being recycled to become consumer products

May 21, 2018 -

Upcycling avocado pits into pink tea and other efforts to counter food waste

In a surprising move, food startups are leading efforts to counter the effects of food waste. Raw materials – from coffee bean husks to beer-brewing grains that are usually found in landfills – are given new life through upcycling, with new markets developing for the products as well.

An example of such a process was developed by Drexel University Food Lab graduate students Sheetal Bahirat and Christa ...

Zero waste: German supermarket sells only salvaged food

February 08, 2017 -

A new way to shop for groceries

Owner Nicole Klaski goes out ambitiously into the fields after the crops have been harvested. She gathers a variety of vegetables that have been left behind, deemed misshapen or declared too ugly to sell.  She brings back different kinds of organic produce and sells it for a fraction of the cost. Klaski also offers out-of-date, overstocked non-perishable products that manufacturers and stores would typically throw away. She puts these products ...

France unveils new strategies to prevent food waste

February 29, 2016 - France unveils new strategies to prevent food waste

Monday, February 29, 2016 by: L.J. Devon, Staff WriterTags: food waste, France, feeding homeless

In France, supermarkets will now be required to donate unsold food to food banks

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France unveils new strategies to prevent food waste

February 29, 2016 - France unveils new strategies to prevent food waste

Monday, February 29, 2016 by: L.J. Devon, Staff WriterTags: food waste, France, feeding homeless

In France, supermarkets will now be required to donate unsold food to food banks

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Dangerous food additives to avoid during pregnancy

September 06, 2012 - Dangerous food additives to avoid during pregnancy

Thursday, September 06, 2012 by: Victoria MooreTags: food additives, pregnancy, avoid

Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners

Monosodium glutamate

Nitrates

Pesticides

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Asthmatics should avoid this common food additive

March 07, 2011 - Asthmatics should avoid this common food additive

Monday, March 07, 2011 by: Shona BotesTags: asthma, food additives, health news

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USDA recommends eating months-old food, using FoodKeeper app to reduce food waste

April 29, 2015 - USDA recommends eating months-old food, using FoodKeeper app to reduce food waste

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 by: Sandy J. DuncanTags: FoodKeeper, expired food, USDA

Are expiration dates correct?

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Shopping at Amazon Fresh means supporting massive food waste

October 24, 2021 -

Instead of making food cheaper and more accessible to Americans, Amazon Fresh is destroying perfectly good food at its warehouses, claiming that there is not enough space available to store it all.

The company has not admitted this directly, of course, but an insider has come forward to say that almost daily, employees are having to destroy pallets of food that is still within its sell-by date.

Amazon Fresh writes off this food destruction as a "donation," but ...

Six ways to waste less food and save money

February 24, 2013 - Six ways to waste less food and save money

Sunday, February 24, 2013 by: PF LouisTags: wasting food, solutions, saving money

Six easy ways to not waste food and stretch your food dollars

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Food waste is costing us all: The environmental and financial cost of spoiled food

February 14, 2018 -

Researchers from Karlstad University came to this conclusion after studying the fruit and vegetable waste of three large retailers in Sweden. Based on the amount of food wasted, the economic cost, and the resulting negative effect on the climate, the study identified seven different fruits, vegetables, and fresh food that make up the bulk of the spoiled food thrown out by retail stores. And bananas are apparently the top offenders given they're expensive and have a short lifespan ...