Sustainability

From Seaweed Burgers to ‘Upcycled’ Potato Chips: The High-End Food Industry Embraces ‘Nature Positive’ Food waste is not just a statistic; it’s a crisis where over 1 billion tonnes of food were discarded in just a year. This isn’t merely an inconvenience; it’s a $1.2 trillion problem that the world can no longer afford to ignore. From Chloe Stewart’s travels that opened her eyes to the wastage culture around the globe to the prevalence of untouched plates in bustling cities, the realization that “this is actually criminal” has ignited a movement....

UPEI Students Transform Unused Potatoes into Award-Winning Soap In an inspiring twist of fate, a group of enterprising students from the University of Prince Edward Island have taken the concept of sustainability to another level by creating potato soap from excess potatoes that would otherwise go to waste. Meet Spuds2Suds, the innovative project that converts P.E.I. potatoes into an eco-friendly hygiene product, recently celebrated with awards at a Halifax competition....