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Initiatives Aim to Reduce Food Waste in Greater Houston

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 […]

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Health Care, Food Waste, Vision in Space, and Samurai Exhibit: Houston Matters for Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014

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 […]