food waste

A hotel employee prepares coconut husks for recycling into rope at the luxury Soneva Fushi island resort in the Maldives. It's just one of many initiatives the resort is taking to reduce food waste.

How Luxury Hotels And Restaurants In Developing Countries Fight Food Waste

8:02am July 20, 2018

by Laura Ratliff

The United Nations says nearly one-fourth of food purchases in hotels and restaurants are thrown away. Luxury properties in Mexico, India, and elsewhere are trying programs to bring that figure down.

Tim Ma prepares a duck confit salad at his restaurant, Kyirisan, in Washington, D.C. Ma says being mindful about reducing food waste is an integral part of his philosophy in the kitchen — not just for environmental reasons but also for profitability.

For One Fine-Dining Chef, Cutting Food Waste Saves The Planet And The Bottom Line

3:47pm April 20, 2018

by Maria Godoy

After nearly going bankrupt, chef Tim Ma cut costs by cooking creatively with every last bit of ingredients. Some dishes born of frugality have become favorites at his acclaimed D.C. restaurant.

Composting food scraps is one way to reduce food waste, but preventing excess food in the first place is better, says the EPA.

Grocery Stores Get Mostly Mediocre Scores On Their Food Waste Efforts

3:04pm April 16, 2018

by Menaka Wilhelm

A new report, "Supermarkets Fail to Make the Grade in Reducing Food Waste," scores the 10 largest grocery stores on how they handle food waste. No store got an A, but Walmart got a B.

A prep cook at a San Francisco restaurant drops fish skin into a food scrap recycling container. Turning food waste into fertilizer is popular in parts of Europe and is catching on in the U.S. But tiny plastics are also making their way into that fertiliz

Another Place Plastics Are Turning Up: Organic Fertilizer From Food Waste

6:11pm April 06, 2018

by Christopher Joyce

Turning food waste into fertilizer is popular in parts of Europe and is catching on in the U.S. But tiny plastics are also making their way into that fertilizer — and into the food chain.

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Fish curry inflected with coconut is a staple dish in the coastal Indian state of Goa. It's usually eaten accompanied by unpolished rice, fried fish and a dab of pickle. Once all the fish has been eaten up, the leftover curry is reheated over a low flame

An Ode To Leftover Curry: The Next-Day Treasure Of Coastal India

8:00am March 11, 2018

by Joanna Lobo

Necessity is the mother of invention, and in this case, the reason behind kalchi koddi, a tasty staple of Goa.

Djerbrani checks food donations from a French grocery store before driving it across town to a church, which will distribute it to poor families.

French Food Waste Law Changing How Grocery Stores Approach Excess Food

3:35pm February 25, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

Two years ago, France introduced a law to force supermarkets to donate unsold food to charities and food banks. Skeptics called it unworkable at the time, but there are signs the effort is succeeding.

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Vegetable chips made by Forager and granola from Pulp Pantry. They're among several companies using the fruit and vegetable fiber left over from juicing in new food products.

From Scraps To Snacks: Pulp Left Over From Juice Bars Is Reborn In New Foods

3:07pm February 02, 2018

by Grace Hwang Lynch

Juicing is all the rage – and produces lots of leftover fruit and vegetable bits. Once thrown out as compost, that fiber is now sneaking its way into snacks, breakfast foods and even burgers.

A grande Cafe Nero, large Costa Coffee and venti-sized Starbucks to-go cups sold in London. The U.K. Parliament is considering a tax on disposable cups in an effort to cut down on waste.

U.K. Lawmakers Want To Battle Waste With A 'Latte Levy' On Disposable Cups

5:16pm January 17, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

The British Parliament is considering a 34-cent tax on to-go cups to encourage diners to bring their own reusable containers. The goal is to replicate the success of Britain's tax on plastic bags.

An English grocery chain says it is now selling products up to a month past their "Best By" dates in an effort to reduce food waste.

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To Cut Waste, U.K. Grocery Chain Will Sell Products Past 'Best Before' Dates

12:57pm December 04, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The company hopes to sell consumers on the idea, launching a marketing campaign with slogans such as "Don't be a binner, have it for dinner!" and "It's not nice to get dumped."

Chef Massimo Bottura creates a meal from Thanksgiving leftovers in NPR's kitchen. "The leftover is a big problem if you don't have a vision, if you don't have the knowledge of what you can do," he says. Above, he checks the breadcrumbs to make sure they'r

Less Waste, More Taste: A Master Chef Reimagines Thanksgiving Leftovers

7:22pm November 25, 2017

by Maria Godoy

Over this Thanksgiving week, Americans will toss almost 200 million pounds of turkey alone. Massimo Bottura helps us fight food waste by showing us how to turn leftovers into a world-class new meal.

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