food waste

Lots of people adore Trader Joe's, but it's not always perfect in its corporate citizenship. One failing in particular has the activists at Change.org and documentary filmmaker Jeremy Seifert picking fight with the funky grocer: They're accusing the chain of wasting tons of food.

Buy one, get one free (BOGOF) -- a mainstay of American marketing strategies, is under attack in Europe for promoting food waste. The Finnish government's attempt to ban the practice is now tied up in the EU courts, but that isn't stopping the British government from considering doing the...

Journalist Jonathan Bloom is on a mission: to keep people from wasting food. Not only is it good for the planet, but it's a little trick we here at WalletPop like to call money-saving. In the third part of a series he did with video storyteller Cooking Up a Story, Bloom shares five tips to prevent...

It had to happen: slapping the greedy hand reaching out to sup at the trough of plenty. This CNN report details a new way colleges around the country are cutting down on food and water waste, while at the same time helping keep students hungry.It's a simple idea really: Stop stocking college food...

You know that old dieter's trick of putting your food on a smaller plate? The food looks bigger and you eat less. Colleges around the country are trying out a modified version of the plan by getting rid of cafeteria trays. Kids are taking less food and throwing out less food. And nobody has to...

This year, I've gone crazy for preserves, spending each weekend madly mashing berries and standing expectantly over pots of simmering water waiting for pickles or jam or chutney to be ready to lift out and label. As I've become more connected to the state of my pantry, I've also been taking a...