Posted on · The city's Solid Waste Management Department will accept discarded pumpkins from Tuesday through Friday at its reuse warehouse. The idea is to divert the gourds from the landfill.
Posted on · An agriculture expert from Texas Tech offers insight into how the food supply could be affected as farmers deal with a new way of doing business.
Posted on · In an effort to transform edibles from trash to treasure, innovative mixologists are using bruised strawberries, cucumber peels and citrus rinds to make unique, socially-conscious craft cocktails.
Posted on · A Houstonian noticed when people were no-shows for banquets and other catered events, that perfectly good -- and often upscale -- food was being thrown away. She found a way to put it to good use.
Posted on · We learn about Second Servings Houston, a local organization whose mission is to rescue food that's headed for the trash and re-direct it to the hungry.
Posted on · We learn about Second Servings Houston, a local organization whose mission is to rescue food that's headed for the trash and re-direct it to the hungry.
Posted on · According to the EPA, Americans generated 36 million tons of food waste in 2011. Local and statewide efforts to reduce wasted food include trayless dining at Rice University and Keep Austin Fed, a nonprofit that gathers surplus food from commercial kitchens and distributes it to area charities. We look at ways in which schools and […]
Posted on · A recent interim report from the state Senate Committee on Health and Human Services outlined a number of legislative recommendations to address some of the state's health care challenges. On this edition of Houston Matters, we learn about the findings in the report and look ahead to what lawmakers might consider during the upcoming 84th […]