On April 27, 2021, the Climate & Energy Forum presented “The Carbon Footprint of Waste”. You can listen to it here.
Click on the names below for the slides from each of our speakers.
- Domenic Calabro, US EPA Region 10
- Heather Trim, Executive Director of Zero Waste Washington
- Michael Bryan-Brown, Owner of Green Mountain Technologies
During the presentation and Q&A, they noted some handy website resources:
- How to store food so that it stays fresher longer: https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/SPU/EnvironmentConservation/FoodStorageGuide.pdf
- Different links on how to shop smarter, prepare food better and use it up to prevent wasting it:
https://kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/solid-waste/programs/waste-prevention/food-too-good-to-waste.aspx - Various links to recipes with leftovers and more:
https://furtherwithfood.org/resources/ - Comprehensive site about food storage, planning and recipes:
https://savethefood.com/storage - The EPA’s Food Too Good to Waste implementation guide and toolkit:
https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/food-too-good-waste-implementation-guide-and-toolkit#docs - Clearing up date labeling confusion:
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/confused-date-labels-packaged-foods#:~:text=Date%20labels%20are%20generally%20not,the%20date%20they’ve%20applied - Lifecycle analysis of of greenhouse gas emissions from composting vs landfills and anaerobic digestion:
https://www.compostingtechnology.com/using-life-cycle-analysis-to-measure-ghg-emissions-from-composting/ - A few types of windrow composting systems:
http://www.fao.org/3/y5104e/y5104e07.htm