How Food Waste Contributes to Greenhouse Gases

dc.contributor.author	Sharpsteen, Eric
dc.contributor.author	Wright, Peter
dc.date.accessioned	2021-08-19T15:27:46Z
dc.date.available	2021-08-19T15:27:46Z
dc.date.issued	2021-08
dc.description.abstract	It is estimated that one-third of all food produced in the world each year for human consumption never reaches the table. This leads to increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the food that is not consumed by the end-user. Food waste that enters landfills produces methane, a potent GHG, and does not allow the nutrients to be returned to the land. This fact sheet describes the primary sources of food waste, the GHG impact of food waste, mitigation opportunities including anaerobic digestion and specific opportunities and considerations for dairy farms.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/104252
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Dairy Environmental Systems Program	en_US
dc.subject	food waste	en_US
dc.subject	greenhouse gas	en_US
dc.subject	anaerobic digestion	en_US
dc.subject	dairy	en_US
dc.subject	landfill	en_US
dc.title	How Food Waste Contributes to Greenhouse Gases	en_US
dc.type	fact sheet	en_US
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