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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.

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Waste 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.

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Canadians waste a lot of food

According to the Value Chain Management Centre, Canadians waste an estimated $13.4 billion worth of food yearly.

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Canada’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.

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Marketable 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.

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‘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.

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New Metro Vancouver program aims to reduce food waste

A lot of uneaten food is going to waste in Metro Vancouver.

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France 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.

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Food 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...

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Best 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.

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How 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.

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Offset 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.

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Starbucks 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.

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Woman 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.

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Food waste: 5 graphics that show just how much food we throw away

How much food do we waste annually? This much.

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Saskatchewan 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.

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European Union wastes 88 million tons of food per year: auditors

"We have to keep this moving and put it on everyone's radar."

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University 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.

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Leftovers Foundation saves good food to feed Edmonton’s hungry before it goes...

"It's the right thing to do, right?"

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Earth 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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