Food waste causes climate change. Here's how we stop it
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Food waste both in America and across the world is a massive problem for climate change, the environment, and hunger. By addressing food waste in farms, grocery stores, and at home, we could potentially feed billions of people and curb the massive emissions generated to make food and from the food waste that ends up in the landfill. Food waste is the world's dumbest problem - let's solve it.
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Khaleem Partridge
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Why hasn't this issue been solved many many years ago, if this has already been seen as something so damaging to the world?
Climate Change and Global emissions have been on the rise since forever, and people have been trying to find ways to slow it down and fix the issue for years. If food is only effecting a small portion of the annual carbon emissions, then why hasn't this been talked about long before?
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Isabella Arrenquin
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Climate Change and Global emissions have been on the rise since forever, and people have been trying to find ways to slow it down and fix the issue for years. If food is only effecting a small portion of the annual carbon emissions, then why hasn't this been talked about long before?
