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Baker who recycles bread expands waste-busting range →

March 19, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

At least 25 new products and initiatives are promised over the coming year by Gail’s, as part of an entire Waste Not range of foods which aims to cut down on ingredients squandered throughout the company’s supply chain. THE GUARDIAN

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March 19, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
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How Massachusetts farms turn food waste into renewable energy →

February 28, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Americans waste a lot of food. As much as 40 percent of the country's food supply gets thrown out, according to federal data. Keeping it out of the trash has become a priority in Massachusetts. And for some local farmers, all that discarded food has also become a valuable commodity. NBC BOSTON

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February 28, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
massachusetts, farming, food waste, renewable energy
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This new sugar substitute is made from food waste →

February 05, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Old apples and pears create a calorie-free sweetener without some of the environmental issues of our current sugar substitutes. FAST COMPANY

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February 05, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
sweetener, sugar substitute, food waste, sustainability
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The entrepreneur stopping food waste →

January 14, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

The BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Mette Lykke, co-founder of fitness tracker Endomondo, and chief executive of food waste app, Too Good To Go. BBC NEWS

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January 14, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
entrepreneur, food waste, app, mette lykke
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America trashes 40% of its food. A Colorado startup is connecting the discards to dinner tables. →

November 29, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

FoodMaven is part of a movement to find buyers for $3.50/lb. New York strips, “ugly” fruit and local produce in order to cut into America's food waste problem. COLORADO SUN

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November 29, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
food waste, colorado, startup
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Urban composting: why it's time to get your worm on →

October 11, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Frustrated by food waste? Want to compost in a compact space? Anna De La Vega from The Urban Worm fills us in on why worms are miraculous creatures and how they might hold the key to combating climate change in your kitchen. PEBBLE MAGAZINE

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October 11, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
urban composting, worms, food waste, climate change
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Parisians fight climate change with a surprising weapon →

October 01, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

A social enterprise in Paris is trying to persuade restaurants to turn food waste into compost. It's doing this with the help of a team of city cyclists and "rocket" technology imported from Macclesfield, England. BBC NEWS

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October 01, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
paris, climate change, social enterprise, food waste
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There’s a $218 billion design problem sitting in your fridge right now →

September 05, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

We could save up to 30% of food waste by changing expiration dates. So why don’t we? FAST COMPANY

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September 05, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
fridge, food waste, sustainable design
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This new accelerator wants to boost the best solutions to food waste →

September 04, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

The Nonprofit Food Recovery Accelerator hopes to find technological solutions to put wasted food to better use. FAST COMPANY

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September 04, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
business accelerator, technology, food waste
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How your leftovers are feeding climate damage →

September 03, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Your food waste footprint is bigger than you think. Here’s how to minimize your climate impact. (And, no, composting is not the answer.) THE HUFFINGTON POST

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September 03, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
food waste, climate change, leftovers
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Ugandan entrepreneurs cook up eco-friendly dryer to cut food waste →

July 29, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Affordable machine to dry fruit and vegetables helps farmers stop harvests spoiling and burns green briquettes, not charcoal, for heat. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

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July 29, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
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This zero-waste restaurant generates literally no trash →

July 26, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

In Helsinki, Restaurant Nolla worked with suppliers to deliver food without packaging, serves a set menu so it doesn’t order too much food, and sends its customers home with house-made compost. FAST COMPANY

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July 26, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
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Could the biblical practice of gleaning cut food waste? →

July 25, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

It is a hot July day in Lancashire and a dozen people are gathering on a dusty farm track two miles outside the market town of Ormskirk. They are gleaners - volunteer harvesters picking what's left in the ground. BBC NEWS

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July 25, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
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