- Sustainability -
Starts With You
It Makes a Difference.
Diverting compostables from landfills and incinerators is massively important. Keeping these materials out of landfills has a significant impact on the environment, but in addition composting has the power to reduce the resources used for processing, amend eroding farmland with nutrient rich soil, increase food security through better efficiency within the food system, and promote engagement in our communities.
Resources
Food production in the United States is extremely wasteful - about 40% (35 million tons) of the food we produce as a country is never eaten. Sadly, producing food is also heavily resource intensive. In fact, about 10% of all energy, 50% of land, and about 80% of our freshwater usage is the result of food production activities.
The current model is unsustainable, and the demand on production is consistently rising, but research has shown that just a relatively small amount of waste reduction can significantly impact resource usage. We must respect food and the investments we make to produce it.