Category: Food

We love festivals as much as anyone, but there is another side that people don’t think of. They create so much trash – over 53,000 tons each year. Coachella alone is estimated to have produced over 1,763 tons.Of the waste that’s produced, very little of it is recycled properly. Again, Coachella’s waste estimates show that […]

Have you ever stopped to think about the amount of food waste going to landfills each day? Estimates are that each year, people throw out as much as 1,000 pounds per person. Half of this waste takes place during consumption, such as taking a bigger portion than you’re able to eat. Here are some facts […]

During 2018 and 2019, researchers from the University of Missouri and the University of Bologna (Italy) took time to find out how much waste was being generated during school lunches. Upwards of 53% of the foods in a school lunch were ending up in the trash. Compare this to 30% in Spain, 29% in Italy, […]

Brewery giant Sierra Nevada gained some attention when it announced it was creating a recycling co-op for brewers. The co-op will help both breweries and small businesses in North Carolina recycle responsibly. If you think about the things a brewery uses every day, the list of potential trash becomes quite long. There are the grain and […]

“YumEarth specializes in making organic candy that adults love and parents can feel good about giving to their children.”

This newly renovated restaurant in the heart of Grants Grove Village is a Certified Green Restaurant…

The amount of food they discovered going to waste in the U.S. was staggering…

On average, a school-aged child who brings lunch to school generates over 67 pounds of waste every school year.

In 2013 the United Nations studied the consequences of global food waste and found that approximately 1.3 billion tons of food, which is over a third of the food that is produced for us to eat, is wasted every year.

Last year Keurig sold more than nine billion K-Cups, its plastic single-serve coffee pods.