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June 6, 2023

Closing the Loop: Food Waste Prevention Pathways for Chicago

In the spring of 2023, RECIPES researchers Weslynne Ashton, Maura Shea, and Azra Sungu ran a workshop at Illinois Tech with stakeholders in food waste prevention in Chicago to rethink […]

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April 23, 2023

NEW REPORT: Household food waste trending upwards in the United States

Households waste more food than any other supply chain segments in the US – about 66.5 million tons of waste! US officials recognized this problem when they committed to halving food loss and waste by 2030 under the Obama administration in 2015.

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September 19, 2022

Could little snacks reduce food waste? 

PEELS (Packaging Evolving and Encasing Little Snacks). Using a convergence framework, students Claire and Ariella brought together different backgrounds (sustainability science and industrial design) to explore the potential of a biopolymer made from fruit and vegetable peels as a food packaging alternative to plastic.

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August 7, 2022

What predicts and prevents source separation of household food waste? An application of the theory of planned behavior

The residential sector contributes about 40% of total food waste in the US. Households are a key force of waste generation, but they also have the capability to enable food […]

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September 29, 2021

Welcome to Multiscale RECIPES for Sustainable Food Systems!

Multiscale RECIPES for Sustainable Food Systems is a $15 million, five-year project funded by the National Science Foundation with 14 institutions and over 40 researchers that will work across academic disciplines and with community members, front-line workers in different food industries, and relevant stakeholders in non-profit, government and private sectors to bring sustainability and resilience to America’s local, regional and national food systems.

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