Spoiler Alert Blog | Food Waste

5 Biggest Environmental Concerns for Grocery Shoppers and What Retailers Can Learn

5 Biggest Environmental Concerns for Grocery Shoppers and What Retailers Can Learn

Ricky AshenfelterDec 11, 2015

Over the past two weeks, global leaders have met in Paris for COP21 to discuss how the world can address climate change. Yet a Harris Poll study from Sealed Air shows that the biggest environmental...

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Help End Food Waste On #GivingTuesday

Help End Food Waste On #GivingTuesday

Emily MalinaDec 1, 2015

Today is #GivingTuesday. Not familiar with the movement? Through the power of social media collaboration, the campaign celebrates giving back the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

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The Fowl Truth: Thanksgiving & Food Waste, What The Data Shows [Infographic]

The Fowl Truth: Thanksgiving & Food Waste, What The Data Shows [Infographic]

Emily MalinaNov 18, 2015

Dana Gunders said it best in a 2012 blog post: “It’s the ultimate irony, really. We feast to celebrate that our ancestors had enough food to survive their first winter, acknowledging that once upon a...

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4 Fantastic Food Waste Quotes from the 'Just Eat It' Film

4 Fantastic Food Waste Quotes from the 'Just Eat It' Film

Spoiler AlertNov 9, 2015

Two weeks ago, the Spoiler Alert team attended a screening of the film “Just Eat It” hosted by Bountiful Brookline. The documentary features Canadian filmmakers Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer who...

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Topics: sustainability

3 Takeaways From the MA Food System Plan

3 Takeaways From the MA Food System Plan

Ricky AshenfelterOct 30, 2015

The Massachusetts food system employs more than 420,000 people via 12,000 farms and food businesses. 

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What Happens To Pumpkins After Halloween?

What Happens To Pumpkins After Halloween?

Emily MalinaOct 27, 2015

Carving pumpkins with the family is considered a happy staple of Halloween festivities, but there’s a more haunting side of jack-o’-lanterns that often gets overlooked: pumpkin waste.

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What Does a National Call For Food Waste Reduction Mean?

What Does a National Call For Food Waste Reduction Mean?

Emily MalinaOct 13, 2015
On September 16, 2015, the USDA and EPA  announced the first-ever national food waste reduction goal. It’s a large undertaking, with hopes of reducing food waste 50% by 2030. In the U.S., we throw...
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Spoiler Alert discusses MassChallenge on NBC's NECN

Spoiler Alert discusses MassChallenge on NBC's NECN

Ricky AshenfelterSep 15, 2015
In late June, the Spoiler Alert team began participation in MassChallenge, a leading international startup accelerator program based in Boston's Seaport District that supports entrepreneurs of all...
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5 Celebrities Taking on Food Waste

5 Celebrities Taking on Food Waste

Emily MalinaJul 23, 2015

An estimated 40% of food produced in the U.S. goes uneaten, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. Food is the single largest contributor to our landfills, yet roughly 1 in 6...

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Boston Globe feature on Massachusetts food rescue

Boston Globe feature on Massachusetts food rescue

Emily MalinaJun 11, 2015

Last week, the EPA's WasteWise Program hosted its Spring 2015 Forum on Food Donation. In attendance were representatives from RecyclingWorks and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental...

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