https://archive.md/lDEZm
"Around the world, most of the 1.4 billion tons of food thrown away each year
goes to landfills. As it rots, it pollutes water and soil and releases huge
amounts of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases.
But not in South Korea, which banned food scraps from its landfills almost 20
years ago. Here, the vast majority of it gets turned into animal feed,
fertilizer and fuel for heating homes.
Food waste is one of the biggest contributors to climate change, not only
because of the methane but also because the energy and resources that went into
its production and transport have been wasted, too.
The system in South Korea, which keeps about 90 percent of discarded food out
of landfills and incinerators, has been studied by governments around the
world. Officials from China, Denmark and elsewhere have toured South Korea’s
facilities. New York City, which will require all residents to separate their
food waste from other trash by next fall, has been observing the Korean system
for years, a spokesman for the city’s sanitation department said."
Via
Future Crunch:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-rubella-south-east-asia-huma-rights-estonia-animal-canada/>
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