Blog: Food for Thought (and Not for Landfill)

Here we will outline how some of the several forms of composting works, when this solution works best, and some of the potential drawbacks you may face in composting your food scraps. With a better understanding of how composting works, you can make a more strategic decision as to how best dispose of your food scraps without sending them to the landfill.

A recent TikTok video called out Chik-fil-a for dumping excess chicken nuggets at the end of the day. However, Chik-fil-a isn't the only restaurant chain where food waste is an issue. U.S. restaurants contribute an estimated 22 to 33 billion pounds to the food waste problem every year, a problem with tremendous environmental impacts. Chain restaurants should consider this multi-pronged approach to managing their food waste.

In this article, we'll explain what food waste is and why it's an issue, what to do with unusable food instead of sending it to the landfill, and the business case for taking action to reduce your food waste.

In a recent LinkedIn Live with Enrique Acosta Gonzalez, we discuss why sustainable leaders can attract employees and investors, increase productivity and reduce costs, and improve brand image.

We discuss the differences between zero waste to landfill, waste-to-energy and zero waste and how it impacts corporate sustainability.

Supermarkets and grocery stores face a unique plight in America — nearly 30 percent of food is thrown away before it ever reaches the consumer despite the fact that 10.5 percent of households are food insecure. The best way for retail markets and grocery stores to combat climate change isn't just to procure the food from sustainable sources but includes shifting their focus to preventing food waste.

As of January 1, 2022, the New York food waste law will impact organizations located within 25 miles of an organic waste recycler. Here's how you can determine if this law applies to you and what waste management options exist.

Given that individuals aged 24 years and younger today account for nearly 40 percent of the entire global population, sustainability education can serve as a powerful tool for helping today™s youth drive needed reductions in global warming.

When food waste enters the LFC biodigester, it seemingly disappears in just a few hours. This seemingly magical process is actually the work of billions of tiny little microbes in a special mix called Powerzyme. We dive into how microorganisms help turn food waste into water in a natural process called aerobic digestion.