food waste Archives - RecycleNation Search. Find. Recycle. Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:54:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 A Look Back at 2017 with Californians Against Waste https://recyclenation.com/2018/01/a-look-back-at-2017-with-californians-against-waste/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:54:31 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1013905 Here are some highlights of what the organization accomplished in 2017...

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]]> Saving the Food with NRDC https://recyclenation.com/2017/09/saving-the-food-with-nrdc/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:47:00 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1013799 The amount of food they discovered going to waste in the U.S. was staggering...

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]]> Food Waste? There’s an App for That https://recyclenation.com/2017/01/food-waste-there-s-an-app-for-that/ Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:40:00 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2017/01/food-waste-there-s-an-app-for-that In 2013 the United Nations studied the consequences of global food waste and found that approximately 1.3 billion tons of food, which is over a third of the food that is produced for us to eat, is wasted every year.

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]]> 5 Organizations Raising Awareness about Food Waste https://recyclenation.com/2016/08/5-organizations-raising-awareness-about-food-waste/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:11:00 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2016/08/5-organizations-raising-awareness-about-food-waste In 2004 a University of Arizona study reported that “40 to 50 percent of all food ready for harvest never gets eaten.”

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]]> 10 Tips To Keep You And Your Wallet A Little Greener https://recyclenation.com/2016/03/10-tips-to-keep-you-and-your-wallet-a-little-greener/ Tue, 22 Mar 2016 17:14:27 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2016/03/10-tips-to-keep-you-and-your-wallet-a-little-greener Living with a thoughtful approach to the environment is not only a good idea to ensure a healthy planet for our children’s children but it can also save you some cash right now.

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]]> The USDA Issues a Food Waste Challenge https://recyclenation.com/2015/09/usda-issues-food-waste-challenge/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:54:04 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/09/usda-issues-food-waste-challenge An estimated 430 billion pounds of food go to waste each year in the U.S.

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]]> Preserving the Harvest, or Saving the Season https://recyclenation.com/2015/09/preserving-harvest-or-saving-season/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 22:46:58 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/09/preserving-harvest-or-saving-season For many, it's time to start canning and preserving all the vegetables and fruits they grew or bought from farmers markets. How does this help the environment?

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]]> How Can You Cut Down on Food Waste? https://recyclenation.com/2015/09/how-can-you-cut-down-on-food-waste/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 05:18:15 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/09/how-can-you-cut-down-on-food-waste The average person wastes hundreds of pounds of food annually. How can you cut your waste?

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]]> Gleaning: How Does it Prevent Waste? https://recyclenation.com/2015/06/gleaning-how-does-it-prevent-waste/ Sat, 27 Jun 2015 04:48:02 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/06/gleaning-how-does-it-prevent-waste Bringing new purpose to produce that was once destined to die on the vine.

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]]> Making Sense of Food Labels https://recyclenation.com/2015/04/making-sense-of-food-labels/ Thu, 30 Apr 2015 01:02:14 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/04/making-sense-of-food-labels Feel confused by all the "best before," "use by" and "sell by" labels you see on you food packaging? We did, too.

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