Compost Happens: Tips for making it happen right
As the bumper sticker on my truck reads, "Compost Happens." Sometimes, however, it doesn't happen fast enough. Here are some tips for a rich compost pile.
View ArticleWaste reduction week in Saskatchewan focuses on food waste
At a cost of $27-billion annually in Canada, the focus of waste reduction week in Saskatchewan is on reducing food waste.
View ArticleCanadians waste a lot of food
According to the Value Chain Management Centre, Canadians waste an estimated $13.4 billion worth of food yearly.
View ArticleCanada’s annual food waste a staggering $31B. Here’s how to reduce it
A new report estimates that the value of food waste in Canada amounts to a staggering $31 billion a year. Here are some ways you can reduce food waste.
View ArticleMarketable produce wasting in fields
Over 30 per cent of produce in North America is rejected by supermarkets because of appearance, leaving marketable produce wasting in the field.
View Article‘Naturally imperfect’ produce finds a home at select Loblaw stores
Misshapen fruits and vegetables will now be sold at certain grocery stores for less. Here's what to look for when picking unsightly produce.
View ArticleNew Metro Vancouver program aims to reduce food waste
A lot of uneaten food is going to waste in Metro Vancouver.
View ArticleFrance bans food waste at grocery stores
France's parliament has voted to forbid big supermarkets from destroying unsold food, encouraging them to donate to charities or farms instead.
View ArticleFood waste at record levels as other Canadians go hungry
Food waste in Canada is costing us close to $31 billion a year. All along the food chain we are discarding food, and doing that has environmental, economic and social consequences. And the biggest food...
View ArticleBest before dates lead to waste by consumers
Consumers are throwing away thousands of dollars and kilograms of food each year simply because they misunderstand what the 'best before' date actually means.
View ArticleHow to save yourself some money as food prices rise
Why eating foods on the "best before date" or even the day after won't kill you as long as the food product has been stored properly.
View ArticleOffset high food prices by reducing waste, say experts
With food prices expected to continue to rise through 2016, there's one way experts say people can save money: Waste less.
View ArticleStarbucks to donate unsold food from 7,600 US locations
The program, while helping to feed the estimated 48-million citizens living in food-insecure households, will also divert waste from the landfill.
View ArticleWoman raises questions after discarded produce found outside Walmart
According to a 2014 study by Value Chain Management International, $31 billion of food is wasted in Canada every year.
View ArticleFood waste: 5 graphics that show just how much food we throw away
How much food do we waste annually? This much.
View ArticleSaskatchewan Waste Reduction Council wants you to eat garbage
It's time to eat garbage! An innovative event by the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council highlights just how easy it is to give food a new meaning.
View ArticleEuropean Union wastes 88 million tons of food per year: auditors
"We have to keep this moving and put it on everyone's radar."
View ArticleUniversity of Alberta students are giving trash a second life
A group of more than 60 students at the University of Alberta are turning food waste into new hygiene products and household cleaners, all for a good cause.
View ArticleLeftovers Foundation saves good food to feed Edmonton’s hungry before it goes...
"It's the right thing to do, right?"
View ArticleEarth Overshoot Day 2017: Humans have already used up a year’s worth of...
In 2016, Earth Overshoot Day occurred on Aug. 8.
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