File under ‘rising tide of food waste coverage:’ National Geographic ran this neat piece on how cities manage to compost their abundant food waste.
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Three Hawaiian universities have signed on to fight food waste. Hawaiian food waste takes on a heightened importance, as that food has probably been imported and it’ll likely be exported, too.
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Daily Kos has a modest proposal for making the SNAP program more affordable: feed the poor through food that’s now wasted. Hmm…
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The Swiss National FAO Committee are taking on food waste, with these infographics and a neat contest called Our Common Food. By the way, feel free to use this killer contest name idea: It’s Waste In Any Language. (What with their four official languages and all…)
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As Ramadan approaches, so do the articles on how much food is wasted during the Muslim holy month. The awareness is encouraging.
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Finally, a New Mexico magnet school is testing out a superfast composter. You had me at ‘superfast’