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The biggest component of food waste environmental impact is not the food itself, but all the components of making the food. First, you clear the land for farmi
by forgotmypw17 4y ago
The biggest component of food waste environmental impact is not the food itself, but all the components of making the food.
First, you clear the land for farming, which includes machinery use, so transportation of petroleum using petroleum, then burning it, repairs and manufacturing of machines, etc.
Then you do the farming, which involves a bunch of petroleum burning for machinery and transporting the things needed to grow it.
Then you harvest it, again, same thing, plus storage.
Then you transport it to where the grown things are processed.
You do the processing, package it up, and transport it to the dining hall.
Where it's thrown into the trash.