food waste

To help curb food waste, when offered those leftovers from holiday parties- take them!

A newly formed group of local recycling and trash haulers are threatening to sue Lane County over a project to divert waste from the landfill.

Before you toss those leftover yams or turkey, Lane County officials urge you to get creative and share a recipe instead.

When it comes to recovering recyclables out of the trash, Lane County is again ranked best in Oregon. While that’s good news, waste managers say we’ve…

I have a triple win situation for you. The winners are the planet, your pocketbook, and your dishwasher. The proposition: finish your food - all of it.…

Now that we’re in the meat of the holiday food season, Eugene officials say the new city-wide curbside composting program is going smoothly.Eugene…

As of Tuesday, October 1st, Eugene residents can put food scraps in their curbside yard waste bins for composting. The hope is to reduce the amount of…

Food waste is a large problem in the U.S. One reason for this is that produce that isn’t pretty doesn’t make it to supermarket shelves. A west-coast based…

If you garden, you know carrots, tomatoes and squash can grow in odd, non-standard shapes. Tons of food in Lane County is wasted each year because it's…

For the first time since 2011, Lane County is tops for waste recovery in Oregon. KLCC’s Brian Bull has more.Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality…

A new venture in Corvallis hopes to keep leftovers from landfills. As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, the “Food Too Good To Waste” campaign just scored a…

Eugene will start a pilot residential food waste collection program this fall. City Counselors will get an update at their work session Monday.Michael…