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US EPA needs to phase out food waste from landfills by 2040 -local officials

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-epa-needs-phase-out-food-waste-landfills-by-2040-local-officials-2023-10-31/

A group of local U.S. government officials from 18 states on Tuesday urged the Environmental Protection Agency to phase out food waste disposal in landfills by 2040 to cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane.

US EPA needs to phase out food waste from landfills by 2040 -local officials

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NiklzNDimz

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Seriously, yes. I'm heartened to hear that this is being discussed at higher, coordinated levels. Right now I'm trying compost in a rotating bin I bought for this rental place because the landlord will not pay for food waste pickup even though it's offered in our area (they also expect six units to share a single home sized recycle bin that's picked up once every two weeks 🙄). We need a system change and stop leaving it up to individuals to figure it out on our own.