The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and World Resources Institute (WRI) recently released a report about cost savings realized by caterers who invest in food waste reduction. WRAP and WRI conducted their research on behalf of Champions 12.3, an international alliance of executives from government, industry, research institutions, and other organizations. The research analyzed…
The Daily Item recently reported on actions being taken by Massachusetts businesses, institutions, and charitable organizations to reduce food waste in their communities. In many cases, these entities are working together to find synergies in reducing the amount of waste they produce, donating excess food, or diverting food scraps to other uses such as composting.…
As reported by WasteToday, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) North American Initiative on Food Waste Reduction and Recovery released a new report which surveys the state of food loss and waste in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The report outlines the major environmental and economic impacts of food waste and identifies key causes…
