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U.S. consumer waste 40% of food supply
2016-06-06 15:22:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. Every year, 40% of the U.S. food supply goes to waste which equals $218 billion. One of the key factors of this waste is the publics confusion over the various date labels on food products sell by, use by and expires on. read more
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Global standard to measure food waste aims to put more on plates
2016-06-06 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A new global standard for measuring food loss and waste will help countries and companies step up efforts to store, transport and consume food more efficiently, its backers said on Monday. Around one third of all food, by weight, is spoiled or thrown away worldwide as it moves from where it is produced to where it is eaten, costing globally up to $940 billion per year, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has estimated. The standard is the first set of international definitions...
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Australia's 7.5m tonnes of food waste: can 'ugly food' campaigns solve the problem?
2016-06-06 04:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Would you drink water made from food waste? You could soon be doing just that, thanks to an innovation that is not only promising to help in the race to find sustainable sources of drinking water, but also in the battle against food waste. AquaBotanical is a new bottled water made from a byproduct of the fruit and vegetable industries. According to the waters creator, industrial chemist Dr Bruce Kambouris, the inspiration for the product came about after working with fruit juice companies....
Manchester team proposing graphene-based ballistic rectifier for waste heat recovery
2016-06-03 16:56:40| Green Car Congress
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Austins Zero Waste Goal Largely Depends on Business Participation
2016-06-03 15:30:00| Waste Age
With residential waste accounting for less than 15 percent of Austins waste total, the city is greatly depending on business participation to meet its goal of becoming a zero waste city by 2040. read more
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