The state of Vermont just banned food waste in trash. They have an initiative to cut the amount of waste in landfills in half, and banning food waste is a great way to do so. It's unpractical to enforce this law, so Vermont hopes that people will voluntarily follow this law. You can read more about it here.
Here's an article about how you can reuse food scraps/leftovers in your cooking.
There's another great initiative in Austin, where restaurants aren't allowed to throw away food waste anymore. Instead, they'll have to compost, which is much better for the environment. Read more about it here
This is about a food festival in NYC, where chefs from restaurants created 5000 meals made out of leftover food that would've been thrown away. There's also a lot of interesting facts and statistics on this website. Read more about it here.
This website elaborates more on the problems of food waste. It contains statistics from actual research, and it's super informational.
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