A late addition to the steam table: New York’s Dept. of Ag says it’s okay to change the sell-by date on food. The rule itself isn’t terrible, considering the sell-by date is aimed at stores. But it seems like a bad idea in that it could lead to abuse.
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A year into San Francisco’s mandatory composting, there haven’t been any fines issued. The program for apartments, houses and businesses is going well, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Here’s a thoughtful report from the Cooking For Solutions event with an eye on food waste. Food for Thought from conference speaker Paul Hawkins:
“We have very, very expensive food in this country, it’s just that the price is cheap.”
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The ban on disposing of food waste (and other organic materials) in Nova Scotia in the late 1990s has sparked a real upsurge in curbside compost collection. Today, more than 90 percent of Nova Scotians participate.
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Love and Trash brings us 10 Ways to Eat Your Trash (and prevent it from becoming trash).
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Not sure what to make about this technology, but it’s interesting. One detail, though: food waste is the second, not the third-largest component of the waste stream (after paper).
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