We need to be upfront with you. The Reader is free. Producing it isn’t. And without your support, we can't continue. So we need you to chip in, even if it’s just a few bucks. The average donation is ...

Cornell Cinema will host a free screening on Monday of the late Anthony Bourdain’s documentary Wasted! The Story of Food Waste, a project tackling food sustainability that aims to “change the way ...

Roughly a third of all food is lost or wasted from the U.S. food supply each year and, with its big holiday meal as the centerpiece, Thanksgiving can be one of the most wasteful days of the year, ...

A major highlight of Thanksgiving is the menu, but the big meal can come with a lot of wasted food. Experts say a pinch of extra planning can ensure more gets eaten. Roughly 320 million pounds (145 ...

We have a problem with food waste in the United States. According to a study done by the nonprofit ReFED, an estimated 31 percent of the U.S. food supply was wasted in 2023. This amounted to 63 ...

The global wasted food crisis is staggering, with roughly one third of all food that’s produced being thrown away. The U.S. alone generates 63 million tons of wasted food annually—the vast majority of ...