Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Millions of tons of often perfectly good food gets thrown away every year in the United States. All that waste also contributes to the climate crisis with rotting organic food in landfills emitting methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. We look at what’s being done to reduce food waste, from efforts to redirect edible food from landfills to the hungry, to community composting efforts in South LA and explore a more sustainable approach to food shopping and home kitchen organization.
0:00 - Intro: California's Food Waste Problem
1:44 - FoodCycle's Mission: Finding an Alternative Use for Waste
8:11 - The Restorative Power of Composting
15:06 - Making the Change at Home
22:55 - Credits
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#FoodWaste #AmericaFoodWaste #ReducingFoodWaste #ClimateChange #FoodInsecurity #GlobalFoodCrisis #SustainableLiving #DumpsterDiving #Trash #FoodRescue #FoodRecovery #Composting #CommunityComposting #SouthLosAngelesComposting #EarthFocus
Millions of tons of often perfectly good food gets thrown away every year in the United States. All that waste also contributes to the climate crisis with rotting organic food in landfills emitting methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. We look at what’s being done to reduce food waste, from efforts to redirect edible food from landfills to the hungry, to community composting efforts in South LA and explore a more sustainable approach to food shopping and home kitchen organization.
0:00 - Intro: California's Food Waste Problem
1:44 - FoodCycle's Mission: Finding an Alternative Use for Waste
8:11 - The Restorative Power of Composting
15:06 - Making the Change at Home
22:55 - Credits
Learn more at bit.ly/3NNzJ4T
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#FoodWaste #AmericaFoodWaste #ReducingFoodWaste #ClimateChange #FoodInsecurity #GlobalFoodCrisis #SustainableLiving #DumpsterDiving #Trash #FoodRescue #FoodRecovery #Composting #CommunityComposting #SouthLosAngelesComposting #EarthFocus
