DENVER, Colo. — In some cities, trash from restaurants makes up 25% of the garbage going into landfills every single day. Restaurants are only second in producing food waste to families in their own ...

You've probably seen it before—leftover food that could have been used, just being thrown away at a restaurant. It happens more often than you think. Every year, restaurants generate millions of tons ...

It’s 10 pm on a Wednesday night and I’m standing in Blessed, a south London takeaway joint, half-listening to a fellow customer talking earnestly about Jesus. I’m nodding along, trying to pay ...

Tracking and paying close attention to the products and menu items that are not being used and thrown out is a great way to track habitual waste. Regularly assessing these specific items in the ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. No one, except maybe Sesame Street's ...

Sous-chef Austin Lowe prepares dishes in the kitchen of Trattoria Stella in Traverse City. Nov. 30, 2023. ((Photo: Izzy Ross/IPR News)) This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR ...