‘Upcycled’ food is on the rise – here’s what you need to know

Foods saved from the waste heap by verifiable supply chains are said to be upcycled.

Simona Grasso, Assistant Professor & Ad Astra Fellow in Food Science and Nutrition, University College Dublin • conversation
June 25, 2025 • ~6 min

Inner London residents told me their food waste problems – composting definitely isn’t the answer

So many cities with densely populated communities living in flats without gardens struggle to find sustainable solutions to food waste.

Sayed Elhoushy, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
March 31, 2025 • ~7 min

We’re turning waste bread crusts into nutritious food with ancient Asian fermentation

We waste millions of tonnes of bread every year. New research shows how it could be turned into something delicious.

David Bryant, Senior Research Fellow & Synthetic Biologist, Aberystwyth University • conversation
Jan. 22, 2025 • ~5 min

How ‘sad’ bananas could help tackle food waste

There’s a whole bunch of reasons to buy single bananas.

Lisa Eckmann, Assistant Professor in Marketing, University of Bath • conversation
Dec. 30, 2024 • ~5 min

Most food waste happens at home – new research reveals the best ways to reduce it

Most food waste happens at home - new research reveals the most effective ways to encourage people to reduce it.

Gulbanu Kaptan, Associate Professor in Behavioural Decision Making, University of Leeds • conversation
Aug. 28, 2024 • ~5 min

Measuring your food waste for six weeks can change your habits – new study

After six weeks of measuring their food waste, surveyed households found it easier to cut down.

Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, Reader in Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
April 30, 2024 • ~6 min

How the Tudors dealt with food waste

During the Tudor period, religious beliefs shaped people’s attitudes towards food and food waste.

Eleanor Barnett, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University • conversation
March 14, 2024 • ~6 min

How to make your life greener in 2024

It’s often challenging to live up to your new year’s resolutions – but becoming greener is surprisingly easy.

Alice Brock, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, University of Southampton • conversation
Dec. 27, 2023 • ~7 min

Pumpkin waste: three ways to stop your leftover lantern becoming a Halloween horror story

About half of our Halloween pumpkins go entirely uneaten.

Ebru Surucu-Balci, Assistant Professor in Circular Supply Chains, University of Bradford • conversation
Oct. 26, 2023 • ~5 min

Five tips for a sustainable Halloween

Halloween is a sustainability nightmare – but it doesn’t have to be.

Alice Brock, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, University of Southampton • conversation
Oct. 16, 2023 • ~7 min

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