Category: Food Waste
Local Small Business Green Waste Company Turns Your Food Waste Into Compost
When I was growing up, I spent a great deal of time at my grandparents' house. They taught me the basics of gardening and caring for our small patch of the world around us, and I have tried to emulate them in my own life. However, they had one practice that I have never [...]
Cary Expands Food Waste Drop-Off Program With New Mills Park Collection Site
Composting just got more convenient for Cary citizens with the opening of a second food waste recycling drop-off site located at Mills Park, 425 Mills Park Dr. Cary is teaming up with Toward Zero Waste to help promote the drop-off by providing on-site education and leading online workshops. Citizens using the Mills Park site may [...]
How Does the Russia-Ukraine War Affect Food Supply?
In the months since Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, February 24th, most of us have read many articles about what the fallout of this massive geopolitical event would be. Alliance, human rights, and economic impacts have been extensively covered in the news. Beneath all of these important issues, the ongoing conflict has taught us [...]
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Happy International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste! That is a really long way to say it’s time for us to pay a bit more attention to the incredibly valuable resource of food! First the Facts In the United States, the EPA estimates that food waste represents between 30-40 [...]
10 Ways to Reduce Food Waste at Home
Last Wednesday, Toward Zero Waste hosted a screening of Just Eat It, a documentary that follows filmmakers Grant Baldwin and Jen Rustemeyer as they try to live off nothing but food waste for six weeks. We also hosted four panelists - Rep. Zack Hawkins, Brandi Williams of Charlotte Public Service Divison, [...]
