Looking to join the fight against community food waste? Here’s how to get involved.
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How Meals on Wheels is a climate-relief model
Meal delivery programs are uniquely positioned to keep the most vulnerable safe during climate emergencies.
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Day 4: How to start composting your food waste
Composting household food waste eliminates methane production and has a whole host of other benefits.
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Day 3: How much food do we really waste?
Let’s look at how to keep track of all the food you’re wasting and look for ways to reduce what goes in the trash.
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Day 2: Meal planning to reduce food waste
Discover practical strategies to reduce food waste, save money, and make the most of your groceries with our 7-Day Food Waste Challenge.
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Day 1: Three steps for cleaning out and organizing your fridge
Food waste happens because we don’t know it’s there. When food gets hidden at the back of the fridge, it’s much more likely to be forgotten and wasted.
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Judge denies stay, requires Highland Park and GLWA to reach water payment agreement
Highland Park official says GLWA decision could mean tax ‘catastrophe’ for residents and businesses.
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FILM: Claiming Connections
Planet Detroit has been reporting on efforts to get Metro Detroit’s BIPOC families outdoors since we started. In honor of Earth Day, we’re proud to bring you this film documenting some of the groups that have emerged over the past several years.
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Climate change has Detroit, other U.S. cities rethinking what kinds of trees to plant
In Detroit, officials are planting hardy trees like the Eastern redbud, American witch hazel and White oak that can withstand extreme heat and flooding.
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Detroiters reclaim Earth Day for environmental justice
Earth Day was first celebrated more than 50 years ago, but even today, the environmental movement remains white-led. This year, as several city organizations plan inaugural Earth Day celebrations, they are aiming to reclaim the day for Black and brown Detroiters.