If food waste were a country, it would rank as the third largest emitter of greenhouse gas
California is changing the way we dispose of our food to protect our planet and make something we can use.
Author: Monica Woods
Updated: 6:47 PM PDT April 19, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The food we‘re throwing out is killing the planet and will soon be costing us more.
A study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations report says if food waste were a country, it would rank just behind China and the United States as the third largest emitter of greenhouse gas.