As food costs continue to rise and a global food crisis looms on the horizon, it’s staggering to think that some 30-40% of America’s food supply ends up in landfills, mostly due to spoilage. At the ...

Made from upcycled food waste, a new edible antimicrobial system is extending shelf life and cutting post-harvest spoilage ...

Tech-enabled materials innovation: Bio-based, compostable, and recyclable materials (enhanced by AI, nanotechnology, and enzyme-based degradation) are reducing reliance on ...

McMaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. McMaster University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Food insecurity is one of humanity’s most ...

The global food system—from farm to fork—is facing dramatic changes. Food production has evolved from a predominantly local effort to meet the nutritional needs of small communities to one dominated ...

Building on what it calls the first “open-managed” reuse system for hot and cold drink cups in Aarhus, Tomra Reuse recently unveiled a reuse collection point (RCP) at the Reuse Economy Expo in Paris.

A recent review in Processes presents various aspects of edible food packaging, focusing on single-use, fast-dissolving edible pouches. Plastic food packaging, typically non-biodegradable, is a ...

Plastic packaging does an enormous amount of harm to the environment, taking up land in landfill sites and maiming wildlife on both land and sea. However, it also contributes to climate change, ...