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Laura Lee readily acknowledges that one plastic bag of cucumber peels and scallion roots won't change the world. But the scraps from a recent morning of prep work for her Columbus food truck, Ajumama, ...

Restaurants are tackling food waste by adjusting menus and portion sizes based on seasonal appetites and consumption patterns. Technologies like predi ...

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According to the nonprofit ReFED, around 320 million pounds of food will be thrown away on Thanksgiving. That adds up to an ...

Zero waste doesn’t mean zero taste, if you ask these top chefs. A dozen of New York City’s most celebrated restaurants and bars have accepted the challenge to produce no food waste for an entire week ...

Federal policies on immigration, tariffs, and food assistance programs have compounded food waste while millions of Americans ...

A dozen of New York City's most celebrated restaurants and bars have accepted the challenge to produce no food waste for an entire week as part of the Make Food, Not Waste Restaurant Week. Zero waste ...