Science Jul 28 How Ben & Jerry’s is recycling food waste into energy By William Brangham, Diane Lincoln Estes
World Apr 06 Watch 5:48 Food waste is a global problem. Here are major drivers and what can be done about it More than 2 billion people, about a third of the world’s population, face food insecurity. At the same time, a recent UN report estimated that more than 1 billion metric tons of food went to waste in 2022, enough to… By Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde
World Mar 27 Around 19 percent of food is wasted globally as 783 million people face chronic hunger, UN says Besides leaving people hungry, food waste means needless greenhouse gas emissions and amounts to a misuse of the land and water required to raise crops and animals. By Carlos Mureithi, Associated Press
Science Dec 10 The fight to reduce food waste is getting a boost from science Restaurants, grocers, farmers and food companies are increasingly turning to chemistry and physics to tackle the problem of food waste. By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press
Science Nov 26 Watch 6:10 Food waste is contributing to climate change. What’s being done about it? Discarded food is responsible for as much as 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Rhode Island PBS Weekly's Isabella Jibilian reports on why so much food is going to waste and what some…
Sep 13 Watch 8:46 How ‘upcycling’ discarded ingredients into food is gaining momentum By Allison Aubrey, NPR “Upcycling,” a new technique of making food using discarded ingredients, is gaining momentum with entrepreneurs looking to create new food categories. Special Correspondent Allison Aubrey and Producer Mary Beth Durkin report on this growing food movement as part of NewsHours… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 6:53 The age-old practice of ‘gleaning’ is feeding people during the pandemic By Michael Hill, Sam Weber Food insecurity in the United States skyrocketed when the COVID-19 pandemic began, leaving emergency food distributors scrambling to provide enough to those in need. To help fill the gap, organizations around the country have doubled down on the age-old practice… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 8:25 How Denver is tackling food waste to fight hunger, climate change By Allison Aubrey, NPR With more people staying at home, food waste has grown across the country. Even before the pandemic nearly $281 billion worth of food was thrown away. Special Correspondent Allison Aubrey reports on the aggressive effort by Denver, Colorado, to tackle… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 12:07 Making NewsHour Weekend: A year of reporting on the “Future of Food” By Hari Sreenivasan, Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman This year, the NewsHour Weekend special series “Future of Food” covered global efforts to produce and consume food sustainably and ethically. The producers behind the series, Megan Thompson and Melanie Saltzman, joined Hari Sreenivasan to discuss their reporting and how… Continue watching
Dec 21 Chef Kwame Williams prepares zero-waste broccoli coleslaw By Melanie Saltzman, Megan Thompson Do you ever throw away parts of various vegetables, because you’re sure they're no good? You're not alone. Americans waste up to 40 percent of the food they produce. During a recent visit to the James Beard House in New… Continue reading