The Fix for Food Waste Comes With a Major Catch
Between 30% and 40% of the U.S. food supply goes uneaten, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Most…
Are Landfills The Wrong Place To Dispose Of Food Waste?
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Landfills are not designed for food waste, which…
Food inflation across Europe: Which products saw the biggest price increases in 2025?
Food prices in the EU rose by 2.8% in 2025 compared with the previous year. Inflation was much…
Avondale Estates curbside compost pilot program comes to end | Avondale Estates
This story has been updated. AVONDALE ESTATES, Ga. — Avondale Estates’ free composting pilot program has officially come…
Why You Should Never (Ever) Throw an Apple Core Out the Car Window
Key Points Apple cores don’t decompose properly on the ground and can linger for months. They attract animals…
Meet The Young Entrepreneurs Constructing A Better Future
From climate tech to robots helping humans, these young entrepreneurs are building new tools, materials and technologies for…
‘I actually have a car full’
Again and again, dumpster divers highlight how much edible food gets thrown out in America. While businesses have…
Illinois lab cooks food waste into jet fuel in aviation breakthrough
A new process transforms food waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that meets industry standards. Researchers at the…
Scientists ‘Magically’ Make Jet Fuel from Food Waste Using Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I) have successfully converted food waste into a form of sustainable…
Scientists Create a Banana That Doesn’t Turn Brown
Image credits: Matt L. Any banana you eat today is probably a clone. You may have noticed it…
‘Simply scandalous’: Report exposes how factory farming worsens world food waste
Published on 16/10/2025 – 15:45 GMT+2 •Updated 17/10/2025 – 14:22 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Two billion more people could be…
What really happens to the food waste in your bin when you recycle it
For some, what happens to the contents of your household ‘food bin’ that many councils collect for recycling…