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Press Select 2022 Media Mentions

Expiration Dates Are Meaningless

Do I dare to eat an old peach yogurt? Yes, yes I do.

How ‘best by’ labels lead to more food waste

Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks with Dana Gunders, Executive Director at ReFED and author of the “Waste Free Kitchen Handbook,” about the growing scrutiny over food labels and how they might be leading to more food waste.

Fight to curb food waste increasingly turns to science

Hate mealy apples and soggy french fries? Science can help. Restaurants, grocers, farmers, and food companies are increasingly turning to chemistry and physics to tackle the problem of food waste.

From farm to fork... via app: How tech is tackling food waste

Food waste apps not only save people money — they can also play a role in reducing climate changing emissions. Farming, food processing, and delivery all consume fossil fuels, while rising food production is a major driver of deforestation.

Inside the Global Effort to Keep Perfectly Good Food Out of the Dump

Around the world, lawmakers and entrepreneurs are taking steps to tackle two of humanity's most pressing problems: hunger and climate change.

"The media play such an important role in raising awareness about the extent and impacts of food waste — and more importantly, that solutions exist! To help reporters with their coverage, we offer the most up-to-date facts and information, along with subject matter experts to explore specific story angles or just to engage for a general overview of the food waste landscape. And we've been excited to connect with new partners who first learned of ReFED through the media."

Jeffrey Costantino Communications Director, ReFED

Guest Blogs

Throughout the year, ReFED offered up its popular blog as a plat form for guest posts featuring multiple viewpoints from a range of organizations in the food waste sector. By using our promotional clout, we aim to amplify voices large and small that are different than our own and and c onnect the food waste community through constructive dialogue.