COLUMBUS, Ohio – There is money to be made – and potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – by finding a second life for the potato peels, fried dough particles, cheese whey and other industrial ...

Each year, humans produce billions of pounds of waste. Of that waste, a significant percentage is produced by food manufacturing processes, which could range from unused potato skins to random food ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Over 160 million tons of food waste is generated each year from food growers and processors. Some of it is byproducts; sometimes, it’s ...

Ohio State researchers are doing anything but wasting their time. A new study published by researchers at the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences finds profitable and sustainable ...

Whether a cell phone, air conditioner, or entire industrial facility, many of the appliances and technologies we use produce a lot of heat. This “waste heat” is warming our planet. About 20-50% of ...

State Rep. Paul Friel, D-26th Dist., has introduced a bill (H.B. 2393) that seeks to change the way Pennsylvania handles food processing residue — addressing the hazards this waste can cause for rural ...

Climate change and air pollution are not driven by carbon dioxide alone. To address global warming, we must also address ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice Fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...

Scientists have taken the first step at estimating the best large-scale uses for food processing waste, first analyzing its contents and, based on those findings, proposing production opportunities ...