Category Archives: food waste

 

Circular Food

Oct 21

As the organizers might have expected, registration for this evening on the circular food economy mushroomed when it was known that food would be offered! Turns out there’s a lot happening in Victoria to rescue food from grocery outlets, then … Continue reading →

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Where does all the garbage go?

Aug 29

I learned the important connection between food and sewage years ago when I came across the excellent documentary Crapshoot: The Gamble with Our Wastes. The film of course talked also about garbage disposal and the endless growth of landfill waste … Continue reading →

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A lot of words on waste

Feb 28

I spend a lot of time thinking about waste. (And wonder: is this a waste of my time?) Waste is inescapable in this culture, and we need to be talking and acting more decisively. Rubbish is engineered into every product … Continue reading →

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Another countdown

Nov 3

Commencing the last seven days in Parma; my final report is done, and must only be presented at Monday’s all-day marathon back on campus. Then there will be graduation festivities of various times. A few more visits to my friends … Continue reading →

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A few surplus and possibly excessive words on waste

Apr 5

There’s obviously something in the air right now; there was a well-portioned segment of the BBC program You and Yours about consumer food waste on Wednesday. The core of the discussion was a recently released survey by the UK recycling … Continue reading →

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