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How Has One US State Cut Food Waste When Others Continue To Struggle?

December 25, 2024 admin Agriculture, air quality, composting, food waste, Massachusetts, policy & politics, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 21:28:14 +0000

Two years ago, Massachusetts banned businesses that generate more than 1,000 pounds of food waste a week from tossing those scraps in the garbage. Restaurants, grocery stores, schools, and hotels all had to reconsider what it meant to dispose of scraps left over from food preparation and diners’ plates. And … [continued]

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Let’s Change The Food Waste We Send To Landfills & Reduce Methane Emissions

June 19, 2024 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, composting, green economy, methane, policy & politics, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:23:08 +0000

In the US, food is the single most common material sent to landfills, comprising 24.1% of municipal solid waste. When food and other organic materials decompose in a landfill where anaerobic (without oxygen) conditions are present, bacteria break down the materials and generate methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Municipal solid … [continued]

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Back to Our Roots: The Rise of Human Composting

April 11, 2023 admin composting, HEALTH

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2023 22:50:51 +0000

More Americans are turning to human composting — now legal in six states — to avoid the environmental pitfalls of mainstream deathcare. Frederick “Fritz” Weresch planned on becoming a math teacher or a famous actor. He was empathetic and diplomatic, known to gently encourage the shy students to speak up in class. The high school […]

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Should The US Mandate Food Waste Composting?

January 7, 2023 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, composting, FOOD, food waste, smartphone apps, South korea, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:05:58 +0000

What if the US had different policies in place about excess food disposal? How can cleantech help to lessen the amount of organic waste in landfills?

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Don’t Waste Your Food — Try Indoor Composting

April 4, 2022 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, composting, consumer technology, Energy, FOOD, HEALTH, soil

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:50:49 +0000

Composting in your kitchen has become so much simpler (and with less fragrance). About the size of a toaster, an indoor composter sits on your counter and whirls and spins your food waste into tiny kernels of soil.