(Natural News) The average American household wastes more than 30 percent of the food it obtains. Unfortunately, this wasteful habit has financial and environmental consequences. To reduce food waste, store food properly, shop better and start meal planning. Basic tips for storing produce properly When storing fresh fruits and vegetables, remember these three important factors: ethylene, […]

(Natural News) A dumping site in Australia just received a truckload of perfectly good avocados, which were trashed there amid skyrocketing inflation and alleged food shortages. According to Jan De Lai, a local resident of Atherton, located in far north Queensland, the discarded mountain of fruit included “tons and tons and tons of avocados going […]

(Natural News) They are beginning to pop up like cancer all around the country, but Amazon Fresh grocery stores are not what they appear to be. Instead of making food cheaper and more accessible to Americans, Amazon Fresh is destroying perfectly good food at its warehouses, claiming that there is not enough space available to […]

(Natural News) It turns out, scraps from fruits and vegetables make for durable building products. Japanese researchers from the University of Tokyo discovered how to turn food waste into robust construction materials that retain their edible nature. Vacuum-dried, pulverized seaweed, cabbage leaves and orange, onion, pumpkin and banana peels were used to make materials that were at least […]

(Natural News) Scientists from the University of Adelaide in Australia are leading an $11 million research consortium aimed at converting food waste into “high-value products” for markets like cosmetics and packaging. The Research Consortium Program for Agricultural Product Development is a joint research effort from the South Australian government, academic institutions and various stakeholders from the agriculture […]

(Natural News) Swedish researchers are exploring new ways to turn brewers’ spent grain into food products like flour and cereal. These beer production leftovers are often discarded or used as animal feed and a recent initiative led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden is seeking to change that by upcycling the grains into high-value products. Spent grains for […]

(Natural News) While millions throughout the globe are worried about Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) and how it continues to cause chaos in the daily lives of citizens, farmers are forced to dump produce, meat and dairy because of American’s broken food system. Rotting crops and a rigid food system It’s not just farmers in America throwing away […]

(Natural News) Supermarkets have begun to use light-emitting diode (LED) lighting as a way to reduce their power consumption. However, while LED lights do help save energy, a study from the U.K. shows that they may also be harmful to the milk sold on supermarket shelves. The study, conducted by researchers at Newcastle University‘s School of Natural and Environmental […]

(Natural News) Food waste is a problem that affects not just your grocery budget but also the environment. But if you’re worried about food safety while also trying to prevent food from spoiling in your fridge, researchers from the U.K. might have the answer. According to the research team, a paper-based sensor they developed can […]

(Natural News) Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) is the main ingredient of chocolate, one of the most popular foods on the planet. The seeds of cocoa, also known as cocoa beans, are the only parts used for the production of chocolate. It is estimated that about nine tons of fresh byproducts — which end up as waste — are generated for each […]