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Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfills

Michael Casey David R. Martin

November 25, 2023 |

Associated Press |

Video |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Elmsford, New York

To reduce landfill use and greenhouse gas emissions while feeding those in need, New York’s food donation program requires big businesses to donate edible food to places like food banks instead of throwing it out.

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Marvin Hayes Is Spreading ‘Compost Fever' in Baltimore. He Thinks it Might Save the City.

Aman Azhar

August 21, 2023 |

Capital B |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

The grassroots Baltimore Compost Collective is pushing to end the city’s reliance on waste-to-energy incineration and combat climate change by teaching locals the importance of composting, and how it can improve the polluted urban soil to help them grow food.

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One store's trash, one foodsaver's dinner

Misch Pautsch

April 20, 2023 |

Lëtzebuerger Journal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg

A group of volunteers in Luxembourg City collects edible food that shops and restaurants would dispose of at the end of the day to keep it from ending up in the garbage. Members of the organization, called Foodsharing Luxembourg, are informed through an app when food is available for pickup. Once they claim an order, they pick up everything the store offers and decide how it gets redistributed.

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How New Yorkers' Food Scraps Get 'Digested' to Provide Gas for Homes

Robin Shulman Agüeros

April 19, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City’s new curbside composting program collects food waste from residents in Queens to divert it from landfills. Microorganisms break down the food scraps in a process called anaerobic digestion that creates biogas used to heat 2,500 homes.

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Too Good to Go

Anna Lionas

March 14, 2023 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Denmark

Restaurants, grocers, and cafes can put together surprise bags of surplus food that would have otherwise been thrown out and sell it for a third of the original cost to users on the Too Good to Go app. The app was designed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that accompany food waste while giving businesses a way to recoup losses and consumers a less expensive way to access good food.

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Kisumu farmers adopt use of worms to improve yields, save soil

Kevine Omollo

March 10, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

Farmers in Kisumu, Kenya, are restoring the health of their soil by using compost as manure instead of chemical fertilizers. To make the compost, food scraps and other waste are placed in a bin with earthworms and water. The worms break down the organic material and deposit their own waste that is full of nutrients.

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This Free Grocery Store is Trying to Address Atlanta's Food Access Problems

Kenya Hunter

March 02, 2023 |

Capital B |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Grove Park, Georgia

The Grocery Spot is a free grocery store where residents can access redistributed food from local pantries and for-profit grocery stores that have more than they can sell. The Grocery Spot addresses food waste and access, providing more than 140,000 pounds of free food to more than 600 families each week.

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Composting Pickup Service

Anna Lionas

February 28, 2023 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, subscribers pay a monthly fee to Bennett Compost to have the company collect their food waste weekly and compost it so it doesn’t wind up producing greenhouse gases in the landfill.

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Serving Freshness: How Coldhubs is Tackling Food Waste in Nigeria

Chibuike Alagboso

February 06, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

To help prevent food waste, Coldhubs provides solar-powered cold stations in local markets where farmers can store produce and perishable goods until they are ready to sell them. The organization has served more than 5,000 small farmers so far.

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Saving Food Waste From The Landfill, One WhatsApp Message At A Time

Caroline Christen

January 27, 2023 |

Next City |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany

The volunteer initiative Foodsharing is helping reduce food waste in Germany by collecting donated goods from restaurants, grocery stores, and other food businesses and distributing them to anyone interested. The food is given away through communication channels like WhatsApp groups or publicly accessible places like community fridges, and you do not need to meet any qualifications to get it.

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