The United Nations reports that food waste contributes to 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If it were its own country, it would be the third-largest contributor of greenhouse gas emiss… ...

Food waste decomposes in landfills and produces methane, a greenhouse gas approximately 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide in its warming potential.

He emphasized the importance of remembering the word "methane" this holiday season. "Food, as it breaks down, creates a gas called methane, which is a potent greenhouse gas," Gonzalez said.

The goal is to support local businesses and cut down on food waste and greenhouse gases, according to Traverse City’s Downtown District Authority. And it could also build off of other efforts in ...

If food waste was a country, it would be the third-largest contributor to greenhouse gases. That’s what Moody Soliman told NBC Connecticut when we talked to him on a video call. Moody, the CEO and ...

The United Nations estimates nearly 20% of food around the globe is wasted and all that rotting grub creates greenhouse gases that threaten our planet. So, what can you do? Here are some tips.

“Food waste in landfills create a very potent greenhouse gas called methane,” he explains. “About 58% of the methane created in a landfill is food waste alone, according to the EPA.” ...

"If materials like Christmas trees or food waste or other things that used to be alive, go into the landfill, when they break down they generate methane which is a really potent greenhouse gas ...

Producing renewable natural gas from food waste is better. The best is simply wasting less food, saving money and increasing the amount of food available to feed the 8 billion hungry people of the ...

Why does food waste matter? According to RTS, wasting food has irreversible environmental consequences. Not only does it waste the water and energy it took to make the food, but it also emits ...