Phoenix will use this weekend’s Super Bowl as a high-profile venue to kick off municipal efforts at food waste recycling and composting.
Category: Culture
Prison Recycling Program Saves County $10,000 A Year
A prison recycling program has reduced waste sent to the landfill and composts food waste. It saves the taxpayers almost $10,000 a year.
History And Culture From A New York Dumpster [Video]
Sanitation worker Nelson Molina has created a museum of New York dumpster treasures: items of cultural significance that someone threw away.
Recycling Food Waste Into Meals For The Hungry [Video]
Students at the University of Kentucky volunteer with Campus Kitchen, an organization dedicated to recycling food waste into meals for the hungry.
The Battle For Plastic Water Bottles Among Chinese Recyclers [Video]
Cutting-edge recycling companies in China have a hard time getting materials like plastic water bottles because of rogue operations throughout the country.
Redesigning Play Time: How An Engineer Creates Toys From Trash To Educate Children
Engineer Arvind Gupta thinks the trash can or recycle bin can enhance a child’s play time much more than the toy or discount store.
Four Upcycled Approaches To Artificial Christmas Trees [Photos]
These four artificial Christmas trees featuring reused or recycled materials show how this simple holiday symbol can inspire artists and makers.
The Dumpster Dive Cafe’: How One “Chain” Feeds People with Waste Food
Skipchen in Bristol, UK, is a pop-up cafe where the volunteers that run the operation dumpster dive for the daily fare & charge whatever people can pay.
Ohio State Scores Trash Touchdown
Ohio State University is one of 88 schools participating in the Busch Systems Game Day Recycling Challenge, which keeps tailgating trash out of landfills.
Did the Great Recession Create Another Generation of Waste-Haters?
Did the Great Recession, the economic downturn in 2007-08 create a generation of people who avoid food waste at almost all costs?
Food Waste & Faith: What Does the Quran Say about Wasting Food?
The Islamic holy book the Quran speaks very directly to the morality of food waste, as well as gluttony and excess.
Would a Shorter Work Week Lead to More Sustainable Lives? [Video]
Anna Coote argues that we could address environmental and social concerns by shortening the standard work week to 21 hours over time.
Don’t Waste Food; Eat It! NYC’s Salvage Supperclub
The Salvaged Supperclub in Brooklyn turns waste food into gourmet fare elegantly served in a repurposed dumpster.