Trivia Card 11

 

Throwing away less food reduces greenhouse gases: true or false?

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More than a third of food around the world never makes it to the table. Some of this wasted food goes bad when it is being shipped. A lot of carbon dioxide is put into the atmosphere when this wasted food is being grown, shipped, and packaged.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency has some good tips for how to avoid wasting food at home.

Did you know you can even make good use of the scraps from food that you eat? Composting is an excellent way to do that. Learn how to:

 

Last updated: June 9, 2020

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