food waste

12 Creative Ways to Use Citrus Peels

12 Creative Ways to Use Citrus Peels

As much as we love composting, citrus peels are too valuable to be tossed. Lemons, limes, grapefruits, oranges, clementines, or any of your other favorite citrus fruits can be used in their entirety. The peels may carry even more nutritional benefits than the fruit inside: just one tablespoon of orange peel supplies 3x more vitamin […]

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    Recycling in the U.S. Is Failing, But These 7 Cities Are Doing Things Right

    Recycling in the U.S. Is Failing, But These 7 Cities Are Doing Things Right

    The recycling industry in America is broken. With unsellable scrap materials and already-burgeoning landfills, many consider the entire industry confusing and complex, at best, and a lost cause, at worst. Nevertheless, some local governments are trying to address program shortfalls with various policies. Over the last 20 years, as more and more scrap materials were […]

    How to Compost in Your Apartment

    How to Compost in Your Apartment

    While tossing orange peels and coffee grounds in the garbage might seem inconsequential, sending food waste to landfills has a real impact on climate change. When trapped without air, decomposing food in landfills produces methane: a greenhouse gas that’s at least 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in the short term. As much as […]

    Hawaii Food Rescue Group Feeds Community During Pandemic

    Hawaii Food Rescue Group Feeds Community During Pandemic

    Last year, COVID-19 lockdowns forced many restaurants to close and events to be canceled at the last minute, so a lot of food that was already purchased stood to be wasted. “There were a lot of businesses that were faced with that harsh reality that they just had so much food that could not be […]

    The Case for Meal Kits: Environment’s Friend or Foe?

    The Case for Meal Kits: Environment’s Friend or Foe?

    The boom in the meal kit industry has never been more apparent than in the last 12 months. Meal delivery services are helping even the least talented cooks enjoy fresh, home-cooked meals and more and more companies are recognizing the value of this sector. The adoption rate of this fairly new industry has led to […]

    12 Creative Ways to Cut Down on Food Waste in Your Kitchen

    12 Creative Ways to Cut Down on Food Waste in Your Kitchen

    If you’ve found yourself in the kitchen more than usual during the past year, you’re not alone. About 40% of American adults report that they are cooking more since the coronavirus struck, according to the U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2020 report. Demand for online food content and recipes has soared, and without lengthy commutes or […]

    Home Chef Review: More Sustainable Meal Kits

    Home Chef Review: More Sustainable Meal Kits

    Home Chef meal delivery service aims to make your life easier with a focus on simple yet healthy and delicious meals. Similar to other meal kit delivery services like Blue Apron and HelloFresh, you get all of the ingredients you need – pre-portioned – right to your doorstep. Home Chef also uses packaging designed to […]