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An organization called Imperfect Foods aims to eliminate food waste, one of the greatest drivers of excess greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, to tackle climate change.
What happens to all of that trash you put on the curb every week? It doesn't just disappear into a parallel universe. Much of it probably goes to the local landfill, and how it gets handled there is a very involved system.
Local Hazards Grow as Americans Churn Out More Garbage Bloomberg 3/2/2021 Jacqueline Davalos (Bloomberg) -- As U.S. cities struggle to rein in garbage while propping up pricey recycling efforts, more companies are profiting from America’s growing waste problem and leaving local communities to face the environmental consequences. At 4.9 pounds of trash per person, per day, the U.S. is the most wasteful country on the planet. Of the 292.4 million tons of refuse Americans generated in 2018, half was buried in landfills while another 32% was recycled or composted, according to...