Humans grow and waste food at a staggering scale.
We devote half the earth’s habitable land to food production, while ultimately tossing one-third of that food.
Simply using the food we grow and buy keeps planet-warming gases out of the atmosphere, leading to climate benefits we could feel in our lifetime.
There are countless ways we’re advised to live more sustainably – drive an electric car, fly less often, don’t eat meat, shop local. And yet, there’s another environmental action that’s relatively unintrusive and low-cost: reducing food waste.
One story, “The other greenhouse gas” breaks down the science behind this argument. The other helps readers and organizations understand the many avenues for food waste reduction.