Love Food, Hate Waste
About the author: Cara Peck is an Environmental Scientist in EPA Region 9. For the past three years she has worked on the recycling of organic materials, but is now working on reducing the climate...
View ArticleQuestion of the Week: What do you do with food waste?
Instead of throwing it away, food waste can be composted and reused on lawns and gardens. Yet food waste remains single-largest component of the waste stream by weight in the U.S. What do you do with...
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Let’s Feed People, Not Landfills
By Felicia Chou I’ve seen a lot of mold in my life. Bluish-green spotty ones, cottony white ones, even bright orange ones. I’ve been seeing them more often when digging around in my fridge, which is...
View ArticleRecycle, Wrap It
By Jeri Weiss Here’s a quick quiz: 1. What happens to the packaged snacks second graders decide not to eat? 2. What do hotels do with the half rolls of toilet-paper and half bottles of shampoo you...
View ArticleSeptember is Hunger Awareness Month
By Sarah Dominguez As a kid, I considered “food waste” to be the uneaten broccoli I left on my plate. Today, as a University of Southern California Masters Fellow with the EPA, my definition has...
View ArticleReducing Food Waste, Saving Money, Protecting the Environment
By Pete Pearson I’m Pete Pearson and I’m the Director of Sustainability for SUPERVALU, a national grocery retail and pharmacy company. I’m responsible for developing and implementing the sustainability...
View ArticleCelebrating America Recycles Day by Not Wasting Food!
By Sarah Dominguez Yesterday I opened up the produce drawer in my fridge to put away some apples. Lying inside were two wilted heads of lettuce and a rotting zucchini. Thankfully, we have curbside...
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A Second Chance for Homely Peaches (Part I)
By Lena Kim A tale of how things went from wasteful to wonderful in the Garden State Peach-lovers living in and around New Jersey have it good, as the state ranks fourth in the nation for peach...
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Earth Day with the Home Team
Each Monday we write about the New England environment and way of life seen through our local perspective. Previous posts By Dave Deegan Happy Earth Day! The first Earth Day was held in 1970. It was...
View ArticlePortion Control for a Greener World
By Lina Younes As someone who has struggled with weight loss issues for most of my adult life, I am well aware of the importance of managing food portions. Even when I try to make myself believe that I...
View ArticleGreen Your Holidays with Our Pinterest Tips Board
By Ellie Kanipe The holiday season is upon us and to help you be green through the hustle and bustle of the season, we’ve launched a Greening Your Holidays Pinterest board. See tips on how to reduce...
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Auraria Campus Celebrates America Recycles Day
By Virginia Till My school, the University of Colorado Denver, is part of the Auraria Higher Education Center. At Auraria, we’re not afraid to get our hands dirty. In fact, we enjoy it. As part of our...
View ArticleIs Your Septic System Ready for the Big Game?
By Maureen Tooke I come from a large family and get-togethers can be stressful, even for our septic system. My family is just one of the nearly one-quarter of U.S. households that should follow a few...
View ArticleFood Recovery Challenge 2012 Award Winners’ Inspiring Accomplishments
By Laurie Solomon I feel blessed to be a member of EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge team. We’re passionate about reducing food waste, which is a big problem. Americans tossed out more than 36 million tons...
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Earth Month Tip: Reduce food waste
Thirteen percent of carbon pollution emissions in the United States are associated with the growing, manufacturing, transporting, and disposing of food. More food reaches landfills and incinerators...
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Earth Month Tip: Compost
Composting your food and yard waste reduces the amount of garbage you send to landfills and reduces carbon pollution. Using food and kitchen scraps, yard trimmings, and other organic waste to create a...
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Cobbler Cure – Doctor’s Orders
By Thomas O’Donnell It might seem odd to get excited over apple or strawberry cobbler, but this batch touched a special chord. I work in EPA’s Philadelphia office on sustainability and food waste...
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(WASTED) FOOD FIGHT!
By Amanda Hong Consider this shocking fact – a whopping 40% of food produced in the U.S. goes to waste. Though we preach waste reduction in my household, we contribute to that percentage of waste. My...
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Helping the Hungry and the Environment this Holiday Season
By Gabrielle Posard Editor’s note: We’re happy to have this blog post from one of this year’s President’s Environmental Youth Award winners. Five years ago, I was inspired to create a non-profit after...
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Food Waste Diversion is Key to a Sustainable Community
By Lillianne Brown Editor’s note: We’re happy to have this blog post from one of this year’s President’s Environmental Youth Award winners. Over 20% of our country’s landfills consist of food we throw...
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