How Olympia’s 'maggot farms' are helping to tackle a $36 billion problem

In Australia, around 7.6 million tonnes of food is wasted every year. One female-founder has developed a solution in a box.

Olympia farms millions of maggots in Aussie warehouses — for this $36bn reason

Australia wastes 7.6 million tonnes of food a year. A founder says insects can be part of the solution, but contamination ...
The Washington Post

At the world’s biggest bug farm, 10 billion maggots recycle food waste

An industry based on insects’ natural recycling abilities could help limit the environmental damage from our food system. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript ...
Inverse

The Silver Bullet For Ending Food Waste On The Farm

An estimated 30 percent of produce in America never makes it off the farm. That means that for every two heads of iceberg lettuce shipped to a grocery store, one is left to rot. Likewise, for every ...