Let’s look at some practical ways to reduce waste when you go out to eat.
Tag: food packaging
Zero-Waste Grocery Shopping for Beginners
I’m always ready to take on a new eco-challenge. Inspired by trash-free enthusiast Lauren Singer, this month I tried zero-waste grocery shopping, and it was awesome!
Edible Six Pack Rings Help Protect Our Oceans
What if you could compost or even eat the packaging that your food came in? One brewery is making this a reality with its new edible six pack rings.
Super Bowl XLIX is Kicking Food Waste to the Curb
The city of Phoenix is using the Super Bowl to launch a city-wide effort to reduce food waste.
The Pizza Box Project Composts Old Pizza Boxes
Did you know that you can’t recycle paper once it has food grease on it? On college campuses, that means tons of cardboard headed to landfills. Enter: The Pizza Box Project.
6 Grocery Stores that are Packaging Free
Food packaging is an often unsung part of our food waste problem, but these grocery stores are trying to change that by changing the way we shop for food.
Zero Packaging Grocery Store is Germany’s First
Germany is getting its very first zero packaging grocery store: Original Unverpackt in Berlin. Take a peek!
Food Labels: How Do People Perceive Their Healthful Claims?
How do people respond to four nutritionally equal food products with varying low-sodium claims? A new study shows how influential a food label’s claims can be.
Toxic Recycled Cereal Boxes? We Just Can’t Win.
Yay, companies are using recycled materials to make packaging! Boo, it may be toxic. Sigh. We can’t win…ever.
‘Killer Paper’ May be Next Generation of Food Packaging…but is it Safe?
We’ve talked about nanoparticles and food here before on EDB in nanoparticle pesticides. Now, these little babies may be making their way into food packaging.