“About 126,497 tons of Austin’s trash ended up in a landfill last year. Austin Resource Recovery estimates that 20 percent to 30 percent of that trash could have been composted, including food scraps and yard trimmings. When food ends up in landfills, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, it quickly rots and becomes a significant source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Gathering some research for a food waste and recovery working group I’m a part of in Austin.
