Reducing food waste

I have written several times about reducing food waste.  It’s very important for our planet, so here’s another article with ideas.  As the article points out, rotting food in landfills produces methane, which is a greenhouse gas that is more powerful than carbon dioxide.  The Washington Post points out that household food waste contributes the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as the entire airline industry.  In addition, wasting food essentially wastes all the resources used to grow, prepare, transport, sell, and dispose of the food.  Food waste is a big problem for the world.  As the  article states:  “According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, rotting food makes up 24% of the trash in United States landfills. The United Nations estimates that globally, one third of all food produced is wasted. Food-insecurity nonprofit Feeding America estimates that in the US, 40% of food is wasted, the equivalent of 130 billion meals.”  Although significant food waste also occurs at farms and stores before we bring the food home, reducing household food waste is an essential action in our sustainability journey.   

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