EcoTrack is an IoT and Machine Learning-based smart waste monitoring and collection system that uses multi-sensor smart bins, a mobile application, and predictive analytics (ARIMA model) to enable ...

From quick breakfast waffles to lavish steak dinners, U.S. hotels serve millions of tons of food every year. A significant portion of this food, however, ends up in the trash, contributing to growing ...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released a report that demonstrates the state’s progress toward its goal of reducing food waste in the municipal solid waste (MSW) ...

AI-enabled measurement, intelligent packaging, advanced upcycling technologies, and bioaccessibility science are converging to transform food waste from a disposal problem into a performance-driven, ...

The amount of surplus food generated across the supply chain reached a record high in 2019 at 74.6 million tons. That dropped steeply to 56.4 million tons in 2020 as the pandemic changed consumer ...

Nairobi and New York, 30 March 2026 – The world is facing a growing waste challenge linked to unsustainable production and consumption, with humanity generating up to 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal ...

Food waste has often been regarded as an inevitable by-product of today’s food systems, but tackling it is emerging as a critical lever for climate change mitigation, improved resource use and ...

This year’s observance focuses on food waste, a critical yet preventable driver of environmental harm. The world is wasting food at an alarming scale, undermining food security and slowing progress ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hank Cardello covers issues impacting food companies and consumers. The next affordability crisis in food isn’t just happening in ...

Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into something productive. Across the United States, about 97 million metric tons of ...

Better waste management will help Laos create jobs, improve the economy, and protect the health of people and the environment. The Lao PDR Pollution and Waste Management Project is investing in waste ...