The “largest known” study of food waste in the United States has revealed every states’ habits when it comes to discarding edible food.

Americans waste more than 300 pounds of food per person per year, study says.

Food dehydrators, which dry and grind up food into soil-like grounds, have emerged as a way to keep food waste out of the garbage. Here’s how to use them.

Climate These states tried, and failed, to cut food waste. One succeeded. Researchers studied the effect of five laws requiring supermarkets and restaurants to reduce waste, part of a broader ...

At Meacham Urban Farms, residents in the Tampa Bay area are learning practical ways to reduce waste while supporting sustainable food systems.

A truck dumps food waste into the anaerobic digester at the Green Era Campus on April 25, 2025. The self-sustainable anaerobic digester converts food waste from landfills to clean energy and ...

Nearly a quarter of our country’s freshwater is squandered growing food that spoils. Here are ways to protect the environment and your pocketbook by reducing food waste.

State bans on commercial food waste have been largely ineffective, study finds Much of the food supply in the U.S. goes uneaten, which contributes to climate change. Some states have tried to cut ...

When it comes to consumer food waste, the numbers can be staggering, but consider this: More than one-third of “all available food goes uneaten through loss or waste” in the United States ...

How bad is food waste on Thanksgiving About 200 million pounds of turkey are thrown out over the Thanksgiving holiday week, according to estimates from the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Volunteers with Last Mile Food Rescue ensure food isn't wasted in the Greater Cincinnati area, and Taste of Cincinnati is one of the group's biggest operations.

The United States is nowhere near its goal of cutting food waste in half by 2030, according to new analysis from the University of California, Davis. In September 2015, the U.S. set an ambitious ...