Food waste

Fruit peel can be used to turn old batteries into new

A waste-to-resource approach.

Extracting chitin from prawn shells

Chitin is a type of dietary fiber that is found in mushrooms, fungi, and yeast, as well as in the exoskeleton of insects and...

Food scientists ‘upcycle’ unsold bread into tasty probiotic drink and cuts food waste

Surplus bread is a major waste problem for bakeries and food retailers. While some unsold bread are donated to charities, most are resold as...

Food waste in tourism is a bigger issue than previously thought

Providing a perspective on food waste by tourists and tourist households.

94 percent of Americans waste food at home, but simple changes can help

About 150,000 tons of food is tossed out in US households each day, equivalent to about a third of the daily calories that each...

Wasting food may be safe, reasonable decision for some

Around 21 percent of the American sustenance supply is squandered by buyers at home and in eateries, however little is thought concerning why. As the...

Fifth of world’s food lost to over-eating and waste

The world population consumes only 10 percent more food than it needs. Almost 1.3 billion tons food gets wasted or lost in the overall world....

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