food waste

When kids go to summer camp, they can escape school, the lure of their screens, even the worst urban heat. But there’s no escaping climate change. We headed up to Camp Robin Hood in Freedom, New Hampshire, to learn more about how small changes can make a big difference. And as you’ll hear, the broader New England camp community...

About a third of the world’s food is thrown away, and a Massachusetts company is looking to turn that waste into renewable energy. CEO Ryan Begin of Concord-based Divert says the U.S. wastes even more food in the summer than in the winter. “In the summer, we see the largest spike, because you have highly perishable strawberries, bananas, blueberries,...

Boston could soon be a leader in the fight against food insecurity, according to two city councilors who have proposed a food recovery program. The ordinance being proposed by Boston City Councilors Gabriela Coletta and Ricardo Arroyo would require food that vendors would otherwise throw away to be donated to nonprofits. “I’ve personally seen hundreds of people in my...