Are Landfills The Wrong Place To Dispose Of Food Waste? – CleanTechnica

Over a quarter of food purchased by the average American went to waste in 2024 — and most of it ended up in landfills, where it releases methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Landfills can only capture 58% of that methane, letting the rest escape into the atmosphere. But what if that discarded food could be transformed into something useful instead?

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