November 3, 2024

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Composting Allows Redemption of Food Waste, Third Largest Threat to Global Climate

As the United Nations World Meteorological Organization warns that the Earth continues to somersault towards irreversible climate change consequences — Cornellians are composting their food scraps to minimize their carbon footprint.

When food ends up in landfills, it has the potential to emit methane, a greenhouse gas — which contributes to global warming. 

“In landfills [where food waste lands], food is tucked away without access to oxygen, and undergoes anaerobic decomposition, a process that releases methane,” explained Emma Goldenthal ’22. “People have found whole cabbage heads in landfills, years later.”

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