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  • US Supermarkets Are Doing Bulk Food All Wrong

    Karine Vann

    October 28, 2019 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Many supermarkets throughout the U.S. have made bulk food shopping available but have failed to take into account the packaging of these foods, which are oftentimes plastic. While some stores have committed to cutting down their plastic waste, zero-waste bulk shopping is still a possibility as evident in countries in Europe.

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  • Food is biggest stumbling block on zero-waste nature tour

    JoAnna Haugen

    October 10, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: United States, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

    Natural Habitat Adventures, a tour company, has run the first no-waste, week-long trip through Yellowstone. With ecotourism producing millions of pounds of waste per year, the group wanted to demonstrate that doing so was possible as a way of holding other tour companies to a higher standard. Natural Habitat was able to reach the zero-waste success through composting, sharing meals at restaurants, heavy planning and preparation, and consulting with sustainability and waste experts.

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  • Parisians fight climate change with a surprising weapon Audio icon

    Dougal Shaw

    September 27, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: France, Saint-Denis, Paris Region

    Les Alchimistes is a social enterprise outside of Paris that turns the 900,000 tons of food waste produced every year into compost that is then sold to farmers. The group is supported by industrial composters named Tidy Planet who have managed to speed up the natural composting process from 6-12 months to less than two weeks. The Alchimistes have six composting sites across France, and they rely on city cyclists to pick up the food waste from each participating restaurant.

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  • Food waste: how to get cheap grub and help save the planet

    Donna Ferguson

    July 06, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Cambridge

    In Cambridge, an app is helping connect restaurants with extra food to sell with customers who are looking for a less expensive meal. Although the app is limited to those who have access to a smartphone and the consumer has no say over what food they will be served when purchasing, the meals come at a significantly reduced price and the process is helping to reduce food waste.

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  • Food it Forward

    Jason Wilson

    July 01, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In the United States, millions of people lack reliable access to food while hundreds of thousands of pounds of leftover food is thrown away. Fooding Forward is one of several non-profits in Philadelphia working directly against in order to donate food waste to "groups who can get that food to people in need."

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  • The Dirt on Waste: Understanding College Recycling Programs

    Mary Margaret Davis Griffin Finck

    June 06, 2019 |

    Pepperdine University Graphic |

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    Response Location: United States, Malibu, California

    Pepperdine University is having some trouble as they try to go about achieving the goal set by the California government stating that 75% of waste must be diverted by 2050. This article covers the specifics of the conservation efforts at Pepperdine, and also looks at more successful programs going on at UCLA and Santa Clara University. Some effective tactics include a comprehensive education plan on recycling, requiring faculty and staff to dispose of landfill waste themselves by only collecting recyclable waste, and partnering with athletic teams to champion conservation.

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  • World in Progress: Garbage solutions and restored treasures

    Chelsea Wald

    May 06, 2019 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Indonesia, Surabaya

    In Surabaya, Indonesia, an unusual approach to composting is helping reduce waste. BSF technology is short for “black soldier fly,” a type of maggot that devours organic waste. Once it grows, it acts as a food source for livestock. Pending government regulation, people will be able to sell maggots and profit from the waste-saving process, helping the environment in the process.

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  • Can rice husk briquettes stem the tide of mangrove deforestation in Myanmar?

    Wudan Yan

    April 23, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: Myanmar, Kyaiklat

    Recycled waste from rice mills offers an alternative to mangrove forests as a fuel source. In the Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar, rice mills are beginning to use their byproducts to create rice-husk briquettes. The logs, made from byproducts previously discarded by rice mills, provide a fuel source for individuals and other businesses that traditionally rely on charcoal. Using recycled rice husks reduces waste and offers a way to alleviate the exploitation of mangrove forests, which act as a vital natural barrier against cyclones.

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  • Millions of dollars' worth of food ends up in school trash cans every day. What can we do?

    Lela Nargi

    April 09, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Fayetteville, Arkansas

    Across the United States, schools, government agencies, and individuals are taking steps to reduce food waste in our schools’ cafeterias. There are collaborations that are trying to change the systemic processes by creating guides on how to conduct food waste audits, providing research frameworks for innovative change, and providing policy guidance. A large effort is underway to change how children think about food, which means bringing them to farms and into kitchens to bring them closer to the process.

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  • Temple Students “Swipe Out Hunger” in Philly

    Siani Colon

    April 08, 2019 |

    Green Philly |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Students at Temple University are using their unused meal "swipes"--or prepaid dining hall entries--to help buy food for those in need in Philadelphia. The organization Swipes for Philadelphia now has expanded their initial idea to host general meetings on topics like food insecurity, homelessness, and overall struggles of low-wage workers. The organization also tackles related issues like food waste.

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