Special Report Spotlight The US has tons of leftover food. Upcycling turns would-be trash into ice cream and pizza. HAVEN DALEY Associated Press Jun 23, 2023 Jun 23, 2023 Updated Dec 27, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOS GATOS, Calif. — At Tyler Malek's ice cream parlors, one cook's trash is another chef's frosty treat.kAm%96 9625 :46 4C62> >2<6C 2E E96 !@CE=2?5[ ~C68@?\32D65 $2=E U2>Aj $EC2H FD6D E96 H96J =67E@G6C 7C@> J@8FCE >2<6CD :? FADE2E6 }6H *@C< E@ >2<6 9:D =6>@? 4FC5 7=2G@C] u@C 49@4@=2E6 32C=6J >:=<[ 96 >:I6D :? 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