Here’s a story on the lifecycle environmental impact of one manufacturer’s heat-and-eat chili. Very interesting stuff, especially the trade off between packaging waste and food loss.
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The San Jose Hazmat team was called in to handle the stench from an office fridge. Seven were sent to the hospital. Just a sad day for food waste.
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The 2010 Vancouver Olympic folks plan to divert almost 90 percent of the Games’ waste from landfills. Now they’re just trying to figure out how to do so. But they can take heart from the news that the 2006 Turin Games produced 90 percent less organic waste than the 2002 Salt Lake Games.
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I just heard an interesting detail from Luther College’s traylessness, which began in January: They replaced trays with larger plates, to prevent some complaints and allow space to rest a bowl. I like the second part.
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Finally, here are some inspiring words from Growing Power’s Will Allen on how we change our broken agriculture system.
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