DENVER, Colo. — In some cities, trash from restaurants makes up 25% of the garbage going into landfills every single day. Restaurants are only second in producing food waste to families in their own ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ned Daryoush runs his family’s kabob restaurants in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore that his father founded 30 years ago. Food is at his family’s core and his father’s legacy. “My ...

Food waste, substances intended for human consumption that are discarded or recycled, is a part of our everyday lives. Whether it’s an unfinished meal out, spoiled food in the fridge, or inedible ...

Laura Lee readily acknowledges that one plastic bag of cucumber peels and scallion roots won't change the world. But the scraps from a recent morning of prep work for her Columbus food truck, Ajumama, ...

Food waste is a growing issue, and restaurants are in a tricky spot having to balance food safety policies with unnecessary ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. No one, except maybe Sesame Street's ...

Food waste is a crisis we can no longer ignore. Every year, roughly a third of all food produced for human consumption ends ...