Latest Stories

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  Table Scraps: Overpowered by Trash-Bag Funk

  June 29 at 6 a.m.

  Staying on top of your kitchen smells could reduce your kitchen waste.

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  Table Scraps: Kitchen Waste Is Often Water Waste

  May 27 at 6 a.m.

  How to reduce your water waste in the kitchen. Or, how to better wash the dishes.

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  Visual Aid: Table Scraps — Taking on Food Waste in Greater Phoenix

  April 22 at 9 a.m.

  Maybe you’re a regular reader. Maybe this is your first go-around. Either way, welcome to Table Scraps. This roundup is from my online series on the growing issue of food waste and what some Phoenix-area eateries, organizations, and everyday people are doing right.
  
  But there’s something I want to be clear about from the start — this isn’t a guilt trip. This is my way of unpacking initiatives attempting to reduce kitchen waste and food loss.
  
  We’ve explored backyard composting to food packaging, nonprofits to etiquette history, and a few other topics relating to this global issue — including some drive-thru shaming (sorry).
  
  So, heat up those leftovers and settle in. Here’s an entire slideshow — to accompany the condensed collection — of all the Table Scraps stories so far.

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  Table Scraps: Three Ways to Fight Food Waste During the Pandemic

  April 22 at 6 a.m.

  Here are three ways to fight food waste during the pandemic.

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  Table Scraps: Know the Story of Your Food, Says Chef Danielle Leoni

  March 25 at 7 a.m.

  Per Danielle Leoni, respecting food can also mean respecting yourself.

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  Table Scraps: R. City Is the Phoenix Area’s Very Own Composting Angel

  February 27 at 7 a.m.

  How to responsibly dispose of food scraps in your apartment? Your restaurant? There's a service for that.