The state of California, the United States is required to recycle food waste

Since 2016, Ms. Joy Klineberg is a resident of Davis city, California, USA participating in the recycling pilot program leftover food and by-products from everyday cooking with the simple act of setting them apart. “It’s very simple, the only change is where you put it, it’s just another box,” she said. “I appreciate this initiative because we can make a change without actually doing it,” she said. influence on daily life”.

Food residues and by-products from food processing are then collected and processed into organic fertilizers or energy through anaerobic digestion. These products can be sold or distributed free of charge to local farmers.

Ned Spang, Program Coordinator of Residual Food Disposal, UC Davis, California, USA, said: “Act 1383 was passed in 2016 to reduce the amount of methane gas and other environmental pollutants. . Methane gas is released when we bury organic waste. Notably, a large amount of organic waste that goes to landfill is actually excess food.”

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, up to 40% of food consumed in the country is wasted due to excess. When landfilled, they produce about 15% of all methane emissions across the United States. Currently, the state of California aims to recycle 75% of food waste and by-products from daily food processing in this state.

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