The author’s family uses a variety of bins and boxes to collect items for composting and recycling. How can we reduce waste at home? Follow a family for two years to learn how they implemented ...

While lots of powerful changes to reduce food waste can start at home, sometimes the scale of the problem benefits from a community-wide approach. Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is ...

Reducing food waste at home not only helps save money but also plays a significant role in minimizing our environmental ...

In addition to incorporating more fresh fruits and vegetables into your diet and streamlining your grocery budget, another critical aspect of food shopping is proper storage and maximizing shelf life.

Cities, hotels and retailers are testing practical ways to cut food waste, reduce methane emissions and build more ...

Over the last five years, Lesly Baesens and her team have been enthusiastically digging through Denver residents’ garbage cans. They call the practice “waste auditing.” And with each unopened bag of ...

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

The state Department of Natural Resources wants to reduce the amount of food Wisconsinites waste. The state is working on a 50% reduction from 2020 to 2030. Food is a resource many of us try not to ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. When we started working on this ...