Each year, people throw out millions of tons of food that could still be eaten. That is a lot of food! Even when we compost food waste there are still some negative impacts. Resources like water and energy are used to grow and transport food. Food waste is often buried and causes methane gas emissions, one of the biggest greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. Provided here are some tips to limit food waste.

Concepts

composting, global warming, greenhouse gases, waste management

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environmental education, methane gas emissions, reducing food waste, earth day canada: ecokids: limit food waste

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)