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As a kid I am sure that made more sense than “to save the planet a little”.
by tolerant_sol 5y ago
As a kid I am sure that made more sense than “to save the planet a little”.
- danuker 5y agoA thousand-mile journey begins with the first step. Even a little helps.
- oh_sigh 5y agoWith the obesity epidemic it is probably better to tell people they can just compost their food if there is too much and they can't eat it. And then cook a little less next time. I keep 100% of foodstuff out of my trash, and an added benefit is that you never get stinky trash that needs to be taken out. I take my trash out every 2 weeks and it never smells at all.
- solomonb 5y agoI seperate my compostables as well. I don't even use a trash bag in my bin anymore. My trash bin fill up so slowly that I go months without taking it to the street.
- Robadob 5y agoMy parents regularly throw out spare food (bread, meat, fruit) onto their lawn, local wildlife (birds, foxes, hedgehogs) always take it all within 24h.
- peterpost2 5y agoNot much wilflife about it then.
- TrevorJ 5y agoMy uneaten food went into the fridge for my next meal as a kid.
- kyriakos 5y agoHow do you deal with meat leftovers? You can compost plant remains but meat becomes another issue.
- danuker 5y agoFind a neighbor with a carnivorous pet. Alternatively, eat less (or no) meat; it's good for the environment: https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local
- BurningFrog 5y agoOTOH the 80/20 rule for optimization says to not waste effort on tiny inefficiencies.