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Food waste


What exactly is happening with the oceans? And what can we do to reduce the ever-growing pile of waste created by human activity? These questions are at the center of the two projects that won this year’s STARTS Prize for innovative projects at the interface of science, technology and art. “Remix El Barrio” is one …

Bread is one of the highest food waste categories. Determining just how much bread is wasted across the supply chain is difficult, but of the 100 million tons of bread produced globally per year, ‘hundreds of tons’ are thought to be wasted daily. This is because bread is susceptible to staling and spoiling, meaning that …

When was the last time you used a food app? Whether it was to order a Sunday night takeaway, stock up on a few boxes of granola bars or check the calories in ¾ of a sliced avocado – it has become a way of life. With more than $14 billion being poured into 1000 …