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The cost of food waste on our planet

Pumpkins, along with garden waste and other organic waste, await composting at the Anaerobic Composter Facility in Woodland, California.
Pumpkins, along with garden waste and other organic waste, await composting at the Anaerobic Composter Facility in Woodland, California. [Rich Pedroncelli/AP]
Published On 24 Dec 2021

Americans are wasting about $408bn in food every year, but the biggest consequence of food waste is not financial. Pollution from methane gas generated at landfills accounts for about 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Today, we explore food waste — how to avoid it, and what steps local and national governments in the United States are taking to solve the problem.

In this episode: 

  • Madeline Keating, City Strategist, Healthy People and Thriving Communities Program at NRDC (@NRDC)
  • Kristyn Oldendorf, Chief of the Office of Waste Diversion for the Department of Public Works, Baltimore (@BaltimoreDPW)
  • Marvin Hayes, Youth Program Manager, Baltimore Compost Collective (@bmorecompost)

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Source: Al Jazeera