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Can the U.S. Slash Food Waste in Half in the Next Ten Years?
By Tim Lydon Can the United States make progress on its food-waste problems? Cities like San Francisco — and a growing list of actions by the federal government — show that it's possible. San Francisco passed the nation's first mandatory composting law a little over 10 years ago, requiring residents and businesses to separate food waste for municipal trash collection. The city, which already had an enormously successful recycling program, incentivized composting through consumer education, a

Read in EcoWatch: https://apple.news/AHhfEk79HQ8OeQvGGoALucA


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Dr. Michael D. McDonald

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Global Health Response and Resilience Alliance

Chairman
Global Resilience Systems, Inc.

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Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.

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Thank you Michael,
Inspiring article. We are stating a reduce food waste - divert from the waste stream to farm compost - pilot project here in Southold, and the town is very open to scaling it up.  Then we go to Shelter Island and East Hampton, Southampton and Riverhead!  

I'm sharing with our team.
Mary



On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 11:02 AM michael mcdonald <michael.d.mcdonald@me.com> wrote:
Usrs NYRNs
4 cover
Food waste, Climate Change, composting 

Can the U.S. Slash Food Waste in Half in the Next Ten Years?
By Tim Lydon Can the United States make progress on its food-waste problems? Cities like San Francisco — and a growing list of actions by the federal government — show that it's possible. San Francisco passed the nation's first mandatory composting law a little over 10 years ago, requiring residents and businesses to separate food waste for municipal trash collection. The city, which already had an enormously successful recycling program, incentivized composting through consumer education, a

Read in EcoWatch: https://apple.news/AHhfEk79HQ8OeQvGGoALucA


Shared from Apple News




Dr. Michael D. McDonald

Coordinator
Global Health Response and Resilience Alliance

Chairman
Global Resilience Systems, Inc.

President 
Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.

202-468-7899



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