This is entirely due to the fact that we throw out nearly 1.6 billion tons of food annually. Food waste occurs at farms, in transit, supermarkets and restaurants, and even at homes. Humans eat more ...

Food waste, and food loss which occurs when food is lost before it reaches consumers, are a global challenge. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about one third ...

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), food waste causes 58% of methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills. Several states have unsuccessfully attempted to ban ...

Rhode Island PBS Weekly's Isabella Jibilian reports on why so much food is going to waste and what some people are doing to try to stop the trend. Finally tonight from moldy strawberries to ...

Food waste causes 58% of the methane emissions that come from landfills, the EPA said in an Oct. 19 report that calculated those emissions for the first time. The U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

"Food waste causes about 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions." Broad Leib says 20% of water in the U.S. is used to grow food "that we then just throw away, so we’re basically taking ...