The best countertop composters make it easier to keep food waste out of landfills, all without sacrificing convenience or ...

Learn simple, practical steps to start composting at home and turn kitchen scraps into nutrient rich garden soil, boosting plant health and reducing waste.

The EU and UK pledged to reduce food waste, in line with the UN's goal to halve global food waste by 2030. With most (approximately 53%) of total food waste in European countries occurring in homes, ...

Americans chuck a lot of food. The average household tosses $3,000 worth in the trash every year, a cost that’s nearly doubled since the last time the EPA ran its numbers. The planet-warming impact of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Addressing food waste as a community may seem overwhelming (in the United States alone, about 330 million ...

Food waste hits your wallet hard-the average family throws away about $1,500 worth of food annually! I’ve been there too, tossing wilted greens and forgotten leftovers. After years of cooking ...

Tracking food waste can save you hundreds — maybe even thousands — of dollars a year. Here are some expert tips for how to eat what you buy and buy only what you will eat. Three-quarters of a red ...

TAMPA, Fla, (BLOOM) – In kitchens across the country, a new trend is taking root—at-home composting. As more people look for ways to reduce waste and live sustainably, modern composting systems are ...

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. When we started working on this ...

Whether it’s stems and skins or past-their-prime protein and produce, you’re probably throwing a lot of perfectly good food in the trash. Such waste doesn’t come cheap. The average American throws ...

Over the last five years, Lesly Baesens and her team have been enthusiastically digging through Denver residents’ garbage cans. They call the practice “waste auditing.” And with each unopened bag of ...