UNEP’s Inger Andersen calls for urgent global action to curb food waste, cut methane emissions, and protect resources to secure a resilient zero‑waste future.

Studies show that Californians are doing a trashy job of reducing their waste, with an estimated 6 pounds disposed per person every day. That’s about 2,200 pounds of garbage per year. While our waste ...

The IT Management major saw an opportunity to help reduce the environmental impact of electronic waste, provide useful ...

AI-driven food waste technology from Nestlé and Zest is paving the way for industry-wide transformation, showing how ...

Kay Masterson has always wanted to make her Boston-area restaurant more sustainable, partnering with an organic farm to get some vegetables close by and offering reusable containers for customers’ ...

Nearly 70% of restaurant food waste comes from what customers leave on their plates. Better portions equals higher profits.

Analyst Insight: AI is emerging as a powerful tool for businesses to reduce waste in their supply chains. It can help optimize processes, predict demand more accurately, and make data-driven decisions ...

Tracking and paying close attention to the products and menu items that are not being used and thrown out is a great way to track habitual waste. Regularly assessing these specific items in the ...

The issue of waste in healthcare is garnering more attention than ever right now, and for good reason. Two bullet points illustrate the scope of our industry’s challenges: Let’s imagine, though, that ...

At a New Hampshire facility, agricultural plastics are compacted together. Photo courtesy Guy Crosby/CNS Camryn Woods is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s ...

The Beer Snake—that magnificent slinky plastic stretch of hundreds of emptied beer cups stacked up by golf fans at the 16th party hole at the WM Phoenix Open—might be viewed as the poster child for ...

Waste systems are not usually on the agenda in strategic sessions, but they do play a role in improving efficiency and safety ...