Eating a Low-Carbon Diet
This Earth Day, celebrate sustainability with your plate! Even though we feel like every day should be Earth Day, today is a good reminder of all the things we can do to help the planet. Recent studies...
View ArticleReducing Wasted Food in Rhode Island
Wasting food is a major problem for our environment, economy, and communities, especially when so many families are food insecure. CET acts as a catalyst nationwide to accelerate the development of a...
View ArticleGreenwich Food Matters Challenge
In Connecticut, nearly a quarter of the waste stream is composed of food. Once disposed of, this waste further contributes to the creation of greenhouse gas emissions. To address this issue, Waste Free...
View ArticleWhat to Do With Your Old Decorations
While the holidays bring fun and festive cheer, they also bring a massive amount of waste. Between November and December, 25% more waste, or an extra 1 million tons of waste per week, enters the...
View ArticleCET Continues Providing Wasted Food Assistance in Rhode Island
With Support from 11th Hour Racing and the EPA, the Center for EcoTechnology Continues to Help Rhode Island Businesses Adopt Wasted Food Solutions For several years, the Center for EcoTechnology (CET)...
View ArticleThe Business Case for Reducing Waste
According to ReFED, in 2019 U.S. businesses generated approximately 50 million tons of surplus food – the equivalent of 80 billion meals, representing a $244 billion loss across the foodservice,...
View ArticleKneads Bakery, Café, and Mill’s Perfect Recipe for Waste Reduction
Right off Interstate 95, moments from the Saugatuck River, in Westport, Connecticut, sits Kneads Bakery, Café, and Mill. Kneads is all about local ingredients, quality food, and community. They began...
View ArticlePress Release: The Center for EcoTechnology Helps Kneads Bakery, Café, and...
Throughout 2022, Kneads Bakery, Café, and Mill received assistance from the Center for EcoTechnology (CET) in furthering their sustainability practices, resulting in the diversion of approximately 90...
View ArticlePress Release: New Seasons Market Combats Wasted Food
Can you upcycle rotisserie chicken? With sustainability at front of mind, New Seasons Market and its 19 locations started implementing wasted food tracking and diversion strategies in 2021. Since then,...
View ArticleHow Are Rhode Island Businesses Tackling Surplus Food?
In Rhode Island, over 100,000 tons of food enter landfills each year. At the same time, nearly 1 in 3 households in the state can’t afford adequate food. When businesses reduce their surplus food,...
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