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19 February 2021
Kampala, Uganda
Video
5-15 Minutes
A Ugandan company called TEXFAD is taking the stems from banana trees that would normally go to waste and is turning them into new textiles like rugs, place mats, and hair extensions. Over its eight year existence, TE...
15 February 2021
Gokwe, Zimbabwe
Text
800-1500 Words
A new dried fruit processing center in Zimbabwe has allowed farmers to turn their excess mangos into another product that can be sold to various markets around the world. The center serves more than 3,400 farmers and ...
16 December 2020
Alaska, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Thirty states including Alaska, Oregon, Montana, and California legalized "the salvaging of roadkill" as a means of reducing food waste and supplying food-insecure families with meat. The coronavirus pandemic has hamp...
10 December 2020
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Mason & Greens is a zero-waste store that reduces environmental impact by selling package-free items, from shampoo bars to organic produce. Dry goods and the wines, oils, and kombucha on tap are bought with reusable c...
1 December 2020
Virginia, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the fragility of the U.S. food supply chain, yet for indigenous led-operations there has been little interruption thanks to practices that rely on shorter supply chains that "work ...
19 October 2020
Nigeria
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1500-3000 Words
By using an agricultural technique that doesn’t use soil to grow crops, a farmer is upending the traditional farming practices in Nigeria and offering job opportunities to those who might otherwise be unemployed. Hydr...
12 October 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
What started as a small group of people taking pictures of waste in their communities and tagging it on Instagram with the hashtag #Litterati, turned into a global effort, and even an app, to map and dispose of trash....
9 October 2020
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1500-3000 Words
Favela Organica is a social enterprise that address food insecurity, increases access to healthy foods, and reduces waste. The founder, Tchelly, has provided free courses to around 30,000 people in Rio’s favelas, most...
5 October 2020
Camas, Washington, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A growing number of bug breeders in the United States are raising black soldier flies to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and food waste. The larvae can convert waste into fertilizer for crops, while...
23 September 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Companies around the world are investing in “food upcycling,” which involves turning food waste that would usually end up in a landfill into new edible products. In 2019, member companies of the Upcycled Food Associat...
14 September 2020
London, United Kingdom
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800-1500 Words
At St George the Martyr church in London, an initiative to offer food to people that would otherwise have been wasted is taking on new meaning due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The “community fridge” starte...
24 August 2020
Obinze, Nigeria
Text
800-1500 Words
In Nigeria, shared solar refrigerators known as "ColdHubs" have allowed food producers and sellers to preserve their perishable goods and avoid throwing away many of their products. Throughout the region, 3,500 produc...
21 July 2020
Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
When the economy came to a sudden halt with the onset of a global pandemic, farmers were left with produce meant for the restaurant industry while families who lost incomes struggled to put food on their tables. For o...
NPR
Patrícia Monteiro
24 May 2020
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Photojournalism
800-1500 Words
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rafael Duckur, an organic food producer in Brazil, started Pertim, a network of farmers working to help families in neighborhoods who can’t meet their basic needs. The group buys food lik...
14 May 2020
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The Do-Good Auto Coalition in northern New Jersey is recruiting car dealerships and automakers to help shuttle supplies and food to people experiencing economic hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic. The closing of r...
The Counter
Karine Vann
18 April 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
The bulk food aisle in grocery stories - where dry goods are weighed and put in containers that consumers can bring from home - is getting more attention as tech solutions arise to revamp this shopping experience. Fro...
5 April 2020
Czech Republic
Text
Over 3000 Words
Using cryptocurrency mining, technological innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking, Parallel Garden, a Czech-based initiative, is tackling unsustainable agricultural practices. The project seeks to increase local foo...
9 March 2020
London, England, United Kingdom
Text
Under 800 Words
At Gail’s, a UK bakery chain, its new “Waste Not” line of food repurposes day-old food into new menu items, reducing waste in the process. By reusing resources, as part of the circular economy model, Gail’s minimizes ...
EarthBeat
Catherine M. Odell
25 February 2020
Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The University of Notre Dame installed three Grind2Energy systems, which aims to reduce the amount of food waste from the campus’ dining halls. The systems process the waste and send it to a local dairy farm where the...
19 February 2020
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
Food waste diverted from the landfill to anaerobic digesters can be used to create electricity. In Massachusetts, farmers and businesses participate in a waste-to-energy project in partnership with Vanguard Renewables...
10 February 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
To reduce food waste and address food insecurity on campus, Temple University students started a group messaging app to inform students about free extra food from events.
4 February 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Monitoring spikes in ethylene allows produce distributors to reduce food waste. The Philadelphia based company, Strella Biotech, uses sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT) to track when produce begins to emit ethyl...
5 December 2019
Hamden, Connecticut, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
To reduce food waste, a pilot project in Connecticut organized by a professor aims to deliver the still-viable thrown-out products to a local food pantry. With the help of her students, the project has successfully he...
30 November 2019
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States
Multi-Media
3-5 Minutes
Food waste typically ends up on in landfills, which exacerbates climate change, but in Massachusettes, dairy farmers are converting the waste into electricity. Food waste from around the state is gathered, grinded and...
26 November 2019
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Finding alternatives for uneaten or imperfect food reduces waste. In Denver, multiple initiatives, ranging from the city’s Certifiably Green Denver program to tech startups and nonprofits, are working to tackle the pr...
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