The Benefits of On-site Food Waste Management
Every year in the UK, WRAP estimates that the hotel industry produces almost 290,000 tonnes of waste – including a staggering 79,000 tonnes of food wa…
Let’s digest: the food waste issue
According to figures from the Waste and Resource Action Programme (WRAP), a total of 3,415,000 tonnes of waste is disposed of in the UK food sector ev…
THE PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER – COMBINING THE OLD AND NEW
The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use, public facility in the Market East section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences, and other events. The “L”-shaped complex, owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and managed by the SMG Corporation, occupies four city blocks, and with seven exhibition halls and 73 meeting rooms, offers […]
Resort Reduces Rubbish Rates with Food Digesters
Two aerobic food digesters will reduce trash bills for the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA. By using the digesters to break down organic trash, t…
How the Sands Casino is Turning Waste to Water
The Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem’s trash bill just got a lot lower. This week, the Bethlehem casino installed two aerobic food digesters that will…
The unseen scandal of hotel food waste
Everyone loves a luxury vacation or a fancy hotel buffet, but how are hospitality companies contributing to the global food waste problem? This World Food Day, Eco-Business finds out. October 16, 2017 By Hannah Koh What if every time you sat down for a meal, you threw one-quarter of it in the trash? That’s the hidden […]
BioHiTech Global, BINPAK Compactors Collaborate to Create a Smart Compactor
A recently announced partnership between a waste technology company and a compactor manufacturer will result in a “smart compactor” that collects information about the waste stream, fullness ratings, and operational health and efficiency. Megan Greenwalt | Oct 11, 2017 A recently announced partnership between a waste technology company and a compactor manufacturer will result in a “smart compactor” that […]
Food waste: Ugly fruits and veggies stay out of the trash thanks to these unusual pioneers
How do you buy fruits and vegetables? If you’re like most Americans, you visit the produce department at a supermarket that’s well-stocked with bright, uniformly sized food. With few differences from one item to another, how do you decide which apple, cabbage or eggplant or to take home? With your eyes, of course. Maybe by touching […]
Green Smackdown: Lincoln Financial Field vs. U.S. Bank Stadium
Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field opened in 2003, designed as an open-air maw under churning, talon-shaped wind turbines and filled with fans cheering, foggy-breathed in the cold. U.S. Bank Stadium, where the Eagles will play Sunday in Minneapolis, is cushy with its translucent polymer roof and 72-degree indoor temperature and fireplaces all set in what’s described as […]
COMBATING FOOD WASTE
UD students, faculty and Dining Services pitch in to fight waste, hunger Food waste is an extremely frustrating concept. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, approximately 40 percent of food in the U.S. is never eaten; simultaneously, one in eight Americans struggles to put enough food on the table. The state of Delaware is […]
