silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agoWhite House Announces Strategy to Keep Edible Food Out of Landfillswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareWahots@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agoYou should check out the EPA’s site on food waste (scroll down to the tables!) https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/food-material-specific-data It’s really cool. They also have breakdowns for metal, glass, wood, yard clippings, and other recycleables from years 1960-2018. Eye-opening numbers https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/guide-facts-and-figures-report-about#Materials_and_Products
You should check out the EPA’s site on food waste (scroll down to the tables!)
https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/food-material-specific-data
It’s really cool.
They also have breakdowns for metal, glass, wood, yard clippings, and other recycleables from years 1960-2018. Eye-opening numbers
https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/guide-facts-and-figures-report-about#Materials_and_Products