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California Volunteers urges households to compost food scraps to reduce emissions
Summary
A recorded message from California Volunteers encourages meal planning and composting to cut food-waste methane, citing a figure of 92 billion pounds of food wasted annually in the U.S.
California Volunteers urged residents to compost food scraps and plan meals to reduce food waste, saying Americans discard about 92,000,000,000 pounds of food each year and that food loss and waste produce roughly 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
In a recorded message, a California Volunteers spokesperson said, "Every day, we create food scraps. Apple cores, coffee grounds, vegetable fields. But did you know those scraps and old produce don't have to add up to big waste?" The message noted that landfill methane from food waste is a major contributor to climate change and compared the sector's emissions to aviation, saying it is "nearly 5 times the emissions of the entire aviation industry."
The announcement recommended simple household steps including quick meal planning after meals and diverting vegetable peels, coffee grounds, eggshells and other scraps into a green bin or backyard compost pile. "By composting, you're turning waste into nutrient rich soil that can help gardens grow while keeping harmful gases out of our atmosphere," the spokesperson said.
The message concluded with a call to action to join the Climate Action Counts pledge and to "protect our community 1 action at a time." No policy action, ordinance, or funding decision was announced in the recording.
