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Key Facts About Food Waste in Landfills and How You Can Help

Tracy Farnsworth — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:47:24 +0000

Have you ever stopped to think about the amount of food waste going to landfills each day? Estimates are that each year, people throw out as much as 1,000 pounds per person. Half of this waste takes place during consumption, such as taking a bigger portion than you’re able to eat. Here are some facts […]

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Reduce Waste With These School Lunch Recycling Tips

Beegs — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:56:16 +0000

During 2018 and 2019, researchers from the University of Missouri and the University of Bologna (Italy) took time to find out how much waste was being generated during school lunches. Upwards of 53% of the foods in a school lunch were ending up in the trash. Compare this to 30% in Spain, 29% in Italy, […]

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Breweries That Are Working to Stop Waste

Tracy Farnsworth — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:52:06 +0000

Brewery giant Sierra Nevada gained some attention when it announced it was creating a recycling co-op for brewers. The co-op will help both breweries and small businesses in North Carolina recycle responsibly. If you think about the things a brewery uses every day, the list of potential trash becomes quite long. There are the grain and […]

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YumEarth is Sweet on Simple

Wendy Gabriel — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 19:00:56 +0000

"YumEarth specializes in making organic candy that adults love and parents can feel good about giving to their children."

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Deliciously Sustainable at Grants Grove Restaurant

Wendy Gabriel — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 17:07:25 +0000

This newly renovated restaurant in the heart of Grants Grove Village is a Certified Green Restaurant...

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Saving the Food with NRDC

Wendy Gabriel — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:47:00 +0000

The amount of food they discovered going to waste in the U.S. was staggering...

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How to Pack a Waste-Free Lunch For Your Kids

Mina Sinai — Tue, 30 May 2017 19:08:30 +0000

On average, a school-aged child who brings lunch to school generates over 67 pounds of waste every school year.

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Food Waste? There’s an App for That

Wendy Gabriel — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:40:00 +0000

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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Can Keurig Ever Really be a Sustainable Company?

Wendy Gabriel — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:00:00 +0000

Last year Keurig sold more than nine billion K-Cups, its plastic single-serve coffee pods.

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Energy Efficient Cooking Tips

Mina Sinai — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 14:46:00 +0000

Whenever you step foot in the kitchen to prepare a meal, it’s important that you keep these energy efficient cooking tips in mind:

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