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Savor and Save Wine—One Glass at a Time

September 9, 2019

Wine enthusiasts discover favor and flavor of product that preserves leftover wine in bottles

Green Chemists Find a Way to Turn Cashew Nut Shells into Sunscreen

August 16, 2019

Team is working on techniques to produce useful compounds from wood and other fast growing non-edible plant waste, through a ...

USDA Awards $1.8 Million to Cornell for Packaging, Beverage Concentrate Research

July 2, 2019

Ever-increasing food waste represents an emerging threat to the economic and environmental sustainability of the US food syst...

Food Loss 'Hotspots' Identified in Major New Study

January 3, 2019

Human errors caused by a lack of standardized procedures and insufficient training are the major drivers behind loss in food ...

Changing Cities’ Food Systems to Help Reduce Carbon Emissions

May 7, 2018

According to previous studies, feeding urban populations accounts for 20 to 30 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions...

People Waste Nearly a Pound of Food Daily

April 19, 2018

Study finds a surprising link between food waste and diet quality

Food Waste: The Biggest Loss Could be What You Choose to Put in Your Mouth

March 29, 2018

A new analysis suggests hundreds of millions more could eat from the same resources if we switched our diets

Banana Plant Extract Could Be Key to Creamier, Longer Lasting Ice Cream

March 22, 2018

Researchers found that adding tiny cellulose fibers extracted from banana plant waste to ice cream could slow melting, i...

From Landfill to Lipstick: Grape Waste as a Cosmetic and Food Ingredient

March 19, 2018

Researchers say they have found some useful commercial applications, such as prolonging the shelf life of fatty foods, for th...

Software Aims to Reduce Food Waste by Helping Those in Need

March 7, 2018

A program that distributes leftover food from catered events to the homeless in India inspired the vision for the online, int...

Clean Plates Much More Common When We Eat at Home

February 16, 2018

Study finds three percent of food wasted when adults choose their meals, versus 40 percent from boxed lunches

Will People Eat Relish Made from 'Waste' Ingredients?

December 13, 2017

A new Drexel University study found strong potential for consumer acceptance of a new category of foods created from discarde...

Researchers Develop World's First Alcoholic Beverage Made from Tofu Whey

November 29, 2017

Patent filed for unique zero-waste approach to converting by-product of tofu making into alcoholic drink rich in isoflavones...

Consumers May Not Recognize Costs, Consequences of Demand for 'Clean' Food

November 2, 2017

Before buying into the latest fad, think about whether it is market-driven or science-based, experts recommend

Bio-Methane Transforms from Landfill Waste to Energy Source

October 13, 2017

About half of the landfills in the US collect and burn methane, mitigating the danger but still contributing to atmospheric m...

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