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sassafrasfruit t1_ixfmsg8 wrote

REDUCE. REUSE. RECYCLE. COMPOST. If nothing else sorting your own waste keeps you aware of it. As far as the industry goes...

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FormerlyPrettyNeat t1_ixgxbqg wrote

With the exception of compost, the old “reduce, reuse, recycle” is also sorted from best to worst, in terms of impact on the planet. Reduce waste first, reuse things that might otherwise get tossed second, and finally recycle if you can’t do either.

Adding compost is tricky – I feel like that should be at the top of the list for food waste.

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sassafrasfruit t1_ixhj3az wrote

I totally agree with you about being efficient about it. That logic applies to food waste as well. Reduce your food waste by eating what you buy/cook, recycle it by making a broth stock/supplementing your livestock feed, then compost it. Food waste is generally your wettest, heaviest and stinkiest waste.

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