Green Newton

Reuters has produced an eye catching and clever explanation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Food Recovery Hierarchy and how we can use it to reduce our food waste and greenhouse gas emissions by keeping food out of landfills. Americans waste a lot of food, one-third of what we grow, and don’t give much thought to its impact. Not wasting what we grow and buy would reduce more greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately help reduce the effects of climate change. Check out the the dive into the EPA’s Food Recovery Hierarchy and how it can reframe the way we deal with food waste:

“Don’t Waste Food. How Every One of Us Can Reduce Greenhouse Gases by Keeping Food Out of Landfills.”