Putting extra holiday cookies and leftovers in the freezer will not only extend their shelf life -- it could also put a dent in the U.S. household tendency to throw away edible food, a new study ...

For some, what happens to the contents of your household ‘food bin’ that many councils collect for recycling waste is perhaps even more mysterious than what happens to the plastic in our recycling ...

Household food waste is an important contributor to global food loss and waste and greenhouse gas emissions, but not much is known about what types of food are wasted the most and by whom. Now, ...

New research has compared whether food waste is reduced more by consumers who are driven by sustainability or those driven by nutrition and health. With somewhat unexpected findings, the study ...

In Southwest Georgia, 35,000 pounds of tomatoes were minutes from going to a landfill. An exceptionally great yield left a farmer in rural Georgia scrambling to sell the overflow. In the nick of time, ...

Global food waste is a colossal issue, compounded by increasing food poverty, shrinking resources such as water and a changing climate. So which countries are the worst household waste offenders?

Researchers pry into the intricacies of household food waste in Japan, paving the way to effective strategies for mitigating it Food production is one of the pillars of human civilization and ...