Opinion: We Need To Start Battling Food Waste
Not only will good food management bring benefits to your wallet and your health; it is also a weapon in the fight to slow climate change.
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Mechanical Stomachs Help Fix Campus Food Waste Issue
Recently we came across a story from last year that we wished we hadn’t missed, but it’s still interesting. The University of Nebraska is using a “mechanical stomach” to save 95 tons of CO2 emissions per year by digesting the food and sending it down the drain instead of sending … [continued]
Earth Month Poster Supports Global Climate Literacy
2021’s Official Earth Day poster by renowned Brazilian street artist, Speto, conveys an uplifting vision of young people working together to Restore Our Earth.
Right To Repair Aims To End Tech “Throwaway Culture”
Right To Repair could end the “throwaway” culture that many around the world have adopted when it comes to consumer electronics.
Composting For Climate Change: More Important Than You Might Think
We focus often on high-tech solutions to climate change, however, some of the easiest and cheapest ways to fix climate change are right under our feet.
From Google Kitchens: 4 Ways To Prevent Food Waste
Creative ways to prevent food waste, which is all too common and in a country where hunger is an issue, are being pursued by Google Kitchens. That’s right, Google has kitchens. It has employees to feed and since Google is on a sustainability mission, its kitchens offer an innovative way to help with the issue of food waste.
These Companies Are On A Mission To Put An End To Wasting Food
Combating food waste has taken center stage as the food sector works to build a sustainable future.
California Startup Apeel Sciences Reduces Food Waste By Protecting Produce
The southern-California startup Apeel Sciences is using a plant-based material to prevent food waste. The company makes a protective powder that farmers can add water to in order to spray on produce. The mixture creates a layer of protection on top of the natural peel of a fruit or vegetable to reduce perishability.
Renault Aids The Felix Project, Delivering Food To London’s Most In Need
Sometimes, life’s harsher realities affect the hearts and minds of the young more than others who find the stories of hunger in children further from their own lives. Felix Byam Shaw’s compassion developed for other young boys when he found out they did not have necessary comforts of life — such as the regular meals that some of us take for granted. Renault explains: “In particular, after he played in a football match and discovered that none of the opposing team of 10-year-old boys from South London had anything to eat that day.”
UK Startup Winnow Raises $7.4 Million With Food Waste Reduction Tech
UK startup Winnow has been helping businesses tackle food waste head on by using smart meter technology attached to waste bins in combination with their software system to track and report the food wastage of commercial kitchens.
