In this episode of the Ways & Means podcast: kicking America’s multi-billion-dollar food waste habit. How tons of wasted food contribute to climate change, and how one simple change – better food date labels – just might help make a dent in the problem.
This is the sixth episode in our “Climate Change Solutions” series, where we look at research-based ideas to help cool a rapidly heating planet.
Guests
- Norbert Wilson, Director, Duke World Food Policy Center
- Roni Neff, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Chellie Pingree, U.S. representative for Maine’s 1st congressional district
Resources
- Subscribe to Ways & Means
- Read the transcript
- Tips for the home cook on reducing food waste
- Find out more about the Duke Climate Commitment
Thank you
Thanks to all of the students in Alison Jones’ Introduction to Podcasting class which is offered by the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy at Duke, including the students you heard reporting in this episode:
- Bella Larsen
- Damla Ozdemir
- David Gust
- Kate Brownstein
- Kelly Torres
- Maddie McCorkle
- Parker Davis
Duke student Joy Liu designed the artwork for the season.
Season 8 of Ways & Means is made possible thanks to support from the Office of the Provost at Duke University. Find out more about the Duke Climate Commitment.