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Garden recycling- Reusing your garden waste to grow food

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About half of household garbage is made up of food and garden waste. Garden waste thrown into your garbage bin ends up in landfill, where it breaks down in a way that can create greenhouse gases, including methane, which affect air quality and public health.It is necessary to reduce these garden wastes to avoid pollution. What from garden you can recycle? Flowers Grass clippings Leaves Small branches Small prunings Twigs Weeds Benefits of composting through garbage to garden Financial & Convenience Benefits Saves money Greatly reduces trash volume & eliminates trash odor Reduces trash bag costs Keeps kitchen cleaner and trash easier to carry Easy open & close lid keeps odors in and critters out Never buy potting soil again Earn free service by volunteering or our referral program  Environmental Benefits Supports school & community programs Reduces landfills and methane ...

Think-Eat-Save-Recycle

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Most people don't realize how much food they throw away every day, from uneaten leftovers to spoiled produce. About 94 percent of the food we throw away ends up in landfills or combustion facilities.By managing food sustainably and reducing waste, we can help businesses and consumers save money, provide a bridge in our communities for those who do not have enough to eat, and conserve resources for future generations.                                             By simply making a list with weekly meals in mind, you can save money and stop food waste and eat healthier food. If you buy no more than what you expect to use, you will be more likely to keep it fresh and use it all.      Make your shopping list based on how many meals you’ll eat at home. Will you eat out this week? How often? Keep a list of meals and their ingredients that your household a...

Causes, Effects and Solution to Food Waste

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What is Food Waste ?   Food waste or food loss is a food that is discarded or lost uneaten. Food wastage in India is happening at every level; from harvesting, transporting, processing, packaging and consuming.   Causes of Food Waste    Lack of appropriate planning. Purchase and preparation of too much food. Errors in industrial processing and keeping up with food safety policies. Managerial, financial and technical constrains. Over-preparation of food in restaurants, hotels and the food service industry. Over-merchandizing and over-ordering in food stores and supermarkets. Consumer behavior. Effects of Food Waste More than three billion tonnes of dangerous greenhouse gases emit due to this food that goes wasted.The produce of about 28 percent of the world’s land, which has a population of 1.4 billion hectares, simply goes down the drain.The reports says that due to our negligence and inappropriate activities, one-third of...

Effects of Food Wastage

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Food Wastage is a bigger problem than you think.Recycle food waste for a better tomorrow. Effects of food wastage Biodiversity loss Food wastage impacts on biodiversity loss at a global level. In order to maximize agricultural yields, farmers have increasingly invaded wild areas in search for more fertile lands which has led to loss of biodiversity. The reason for this is that practices such as burn, deforestation, and conversion of wild areas into farm lands have destroyed the natural habitats for birds, fish, mammals and amphibians. Wastage of the 1/3 of the world fertile land areas According to research, the produced but unconsumed food accounts for approximately 1.4 billion hectares of land, constituting almost 1/3 of the planet’s agricultural land. By looking at this from a well thought analytical angle, the world is wasting 30 percent of the world’s fertile land which could be used for other meaningful purposes. Blue water footprint The vol...

Best food waste converters

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                                                                                                     Food that is loosely dumped in trash cans attracts pests, such as rats, raccoons, and even local dogs. Foul odors from rotting food are both unsanitary and embarrassing.   Placing food waste in airtight receptacles for public sanitation services to pick up and later compost makes good ecological sense and can eliminate unsanitary conditions.Food waste converting is also a means to reduce water pollution.                                                              ...