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By Liah Continentino As the holiday season arrives, so does a surge in food waste. A 2020 study by Penn State found that U.S.

Generating less trash is a worthy goal. But we all have to eat, and more food ends up in landfills than any other type of trash material, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. It makes up ...

You probably expect this to be another feel-good story about sustainability and backyard bins. It's not. Let's be real, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Most plastics marketed as “home compostable” don’t actually work, with as much as 60% ...

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — A Massachusetts company is working with the city of Attleboro to repurpose residents’ food scraps. Anyone who lives in Attleboro can now drop off their organic waste at the ...