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On the Radio: Go green this holiday season
Photo by Brad Trump Photography, Flickr. Check out this week’s radio segment here or read the transcript below. It discusses ways to cut waste during the upcoming holidays. This Thanksgiving, go green...
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UI’s Hillcrest Dining hall may switch to tray-less dining
Photo by jbhalper, Flickr. The University of Iowa plans to eliminate the use of trays in the Hillcrest Dining Hall this semester. Using trays causes an increase in water waste, since the trays have to...
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Kinnick Stadium recycling plan successful during first game
Photo by scottfidd, Flickr. During last Saturday’s football game at Kinnick Stadium, the University of Iowa’s new recycling efforts were very successful. More than two tons of recyclable materials and...
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On the Radio: Iowa City businesses use composting to reduce waste
Compost pile. Photo by bunchofpants, Flickr. Listen to this week’s radio segment here or read the transcript below. This week’s segment discusses the efforts of Iowa City businesses to reduce waste...
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Iowa schools aim to reduce food waste
The University of Iowa, Coe and Luther colleges will join the University of Northern Iowa in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s national initiative to reduce food waste. Iowa, Coe and Luther...
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EPA teams up with religious groups to reduce food waste
Food waste piles up in this dumpster in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Stephen Rees/Flickr) Nick Fetty | January 20, 2016 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is teaming up with religious...
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Study finds consumers, retailers waste about half the produce grown in the U.S.
(Nick Saltmarsh/Flickr) Nick Fetty | July 15, 2016 New research suggests that as much as half of the food produce in the United States is wasted. A “demand for unattainable perfection” in the...
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On The Radio – USDA, EPA aim to curb food waste
(Food Recovery Hierarchy/Environmental Protection Agency) Jenna Ladd | July 18, 2016 This week’s On The Radio segment covers a call to action released by the USDA and EPA to reduce food waste...
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Hy-Vee supermarkets take on U.S. food waste problem
Hy-Vee stores have announced a program offering “ugly” produce in order to combat food waste in the United States. (Sarah R/flickr) Jenna Ladd | February 9, 2017 Iowa’s Hy-Vee supermarket chain...
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Reduce food waste at your Thanksgiving feast
Give thanks for your food by making sure it’s eaten or disposed of responsibly (flickr). Julia Poska | November 22, 2018 Somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of food produced and sold in the U.S. goes...
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Food sharing app co-founded by Iowan woman wins UN Climate Action Award
Iowa-born Saasha Celestial-One, winner of a UN Climate Action award, courtesy of OLIO’s partner resources. Julia Poska | December 14, 2018 The U.S. may have let its climate-concerned citizens down this...
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Tips for Reducing Thanksgiving Food Waste
Maxwell Bernstein | November 27, 2020 The USDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison released tips and facts on reducing food waste at Thanksgiving. The average American family of four annually loses $1500 or...
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Food waste worsens climate change
Via Pexels Grace Smith | July 21, 2022 An estimate of 30 to 40 percent of food in the U.S. is wasted. When food gets wasted, inputs used to store, process, transport, and prepare the food are also...
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Properly disposing of materials would lessen CO2 equivalent emissions in Iowa...
Via Pexels Grace Smith | September 30, 2022 Iowans send over 190,000 tons of untouched food to landfills a year—enough to fill dump trucks spanning from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo. The Iowa Department...
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