Education Reducing food waste through better packaging June 2, 2020 VANCOUVER – Paper or plastic? Glass or tin? Or no packaging at all? A new research report from the National Zero Waste Council reveals the relationships between food waste,…
Food Waste reduction App helps Loblaw divert 4.6 million pounds of food from landfill May 28, 2020 TORONTO –A partnership between the Flashfood app and Loblaw resulted in diversion of 4.6 million pounds of potential food waste from landfills. in 2019. Now the program is expanding…
Food IKEA deploys food waste tracking April 22, 2020 IKEA Canada achieved the goal of reducing food waste in its kitchens by over 30 percent within one year of implementing a new food waste tracking program.
Digesters Power Knot opens expanded manufacturing plant February 20, 2020 Powerknot is ramping up production to meet demand for commercial food digesters. FREMONT, California – Power Knot, the market leader in biodigesters that eliminate waste food for commercial foodservice operators,…
Blue Box ’Tis the season to redesign and reduce our waste December 20, 2019 The holiday season has a waste problem
Education To tackle climate change we need to rethink our food system August 9, 2019 Food production and processing, transport, retail consumption, loss and waste is currently responsible for up to a third of global greenhouse gas emissions
Food Waste reduction Apps for dinner August 1, 2019 Major Canadian grocery chains Loblaw and Sobeys have introduced systems for selling marked down produce and fresh items that are close to their expiry date. Each company has partnered with…
Food Waste reduction IGA and app developer aim to curb food waste June 24, 2019 MONTRÉAL – IGA and FoodHero have launched a mobile app to fight food waste. After successfully launching a pilot project in its Langelier store in collaboration with Montréal-based start-up FoodHero,…
Food Waste reduction Editorial: Waste Not April 19, 2019 Did you know that about 30 per cent of the world’s usable food is wasted?