food waste

Philly resident Matt Wampler and his partner launched the startup to help restaurants learn how to eliminate waste, saving them money and helping them become more efficient in the process. Sustainability and coding wasn’t the original goal. When Matt Wampler...

Over 10 businesses will work with the city to tackle food waste Over 108 billion pounds of food is wasted annually in the United States. The Office of Sustainability announced the launch of the Food Waste Business Challenge to get...

How Sonya Harris got a Principal and HGTV Star on board to help teachers create community gardens across the country   “I think gardens should be just a norm in schools — just as you have reading and writing and math,...

Founder Jordyn Gatti spoke with Green Philly about his aspirations for Rise Mrkt, a fledgling business that ships dry pantry goods in compostable packaging to your door. Rise Mrkt, an online grocery store that delivers organic dry pantry goods to...

Technology is helping to fight Philly’s growing hunger and food waste Two key issues currently plaguing the streets of Philadelphia are food insecurity and food waste. Based on data analyzed by Hunger Free America, the number of people struggling against...

If you mention food waste to anyone, thoughts will likely go to wilting lettuce in the crisper drawer or 2-week-old take-out lurking behind the eggs. (Not so much greenhouse gas emissions, the future of our food system and the serious...

During AaronRey Ebreo’s freshman year at Temple University in 2016, he noticed someone carrying boxes of food out of Morgan Hall. Curious, Ebreo approached him and asked what he was doing. “He just told me he was using his unused...

Our mission is to bring the planet to Philadelphia through the power of environmental films. Jurors have reviewed 250 film submissions from 43 countries to create a weekend-long program that will entertain, inform, and inspire you. This year we are...

Ahh, food waste. What to do… Earlier this year, I was at a farewell party for a leader at my organization at the time. I remember when one of my colleagues turned to the caterer and asked what was happening...