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Beer-brewing is an involved process that leaves a lot of waste in its wake. Producing it requires immense amounts of energy, injects tons of carbon dioxide into the air, and creates millions of tons of spent grain. Heavy trucks distributing the finished product to stores hundreds of miles away damage the environment even more. Many…
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The Biden administration has introduced a national strategy to address food waste in the U.S., where nearly one-third of food ends up in landfills. The plan aims to change consumption behaviors, fund research to extend food shelf life, expand donation programs, and repurpose waste into resources like compost and animal feed. While not as stringent…
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Even though food is a basic human necessity, the greed of corporations involved with its production and distribution has turned food into a commodity from which they squeeze as much profit as they can. The result is that food prices are much higher than they could and should be, thus forcing many people who cannot…
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An estimated 108 billion pounds of produce go to waste every year in the United States, including roughly 42 percent of it that never even makes it out of the field. And yet, the USDA estimates that 13.5 percent of U.S. households are food insecure. But, thanks to a group of Southern California college students…