Resources & Educational Articles

Food Waste

• Preventing Wasted Food at Home

https://www.epa.gov/recycle/preventing-wasted-food-home

• Preventing Food from Reaching the Landfill

  https://calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/food/

• 10 Ways to Reduce Food Waste

  https://www.millvalleyrefuse.com/10-ways-to-reduce-food-waste/

• Wasting Food Just Feeds Climate Change, New U.N. Environment Report Warns

  https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/03/1086402

• How Cutting Your Food Waste can Help the Climate

  https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200224-how-cutting-your-food-waste-can-help-the-climate

• I Spent a Week Rescuing Food From the Trash. Here’s What I Ate.

  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/24/climate/how-to-cut-food-waste.html

• The Staggering Scale of Food Waste, Explained

  https://modernfarmer.com/2024/02/food-waste-explained/

• From trash to table: will upcycled food save the planet?

  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/22/us-food-waste-upcycling-snacks

• Wiping out food waste with composting

https://www.nbc-2.com/article/wiping-out-food-waste-with-composting/46866388

Composting

• US Cities Say They Turn Food Waste Into Compost. Is It a Problem When They Don’t?

  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/30/composting-anaerobic-digestion-food-waste-effective?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

• 8 Kitchen Compost Bins We Love

  https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-compost-bins/

• Composting

  https://www.usda.gov/peoples-garden/food-access-food-waste/compostin

• Composting Can Help Fight Climate Change. Get Started in 5 Easy Steps

  https://www.npr.org/2020/04/07/828918397/how-to-compost-at-home

• How Much Can Composting Help in Solving the Climate Challenge?

  https://scraplab.princeton.edu/2020/03/the-composter-how-much-can-composting-help-in-solving-the-climate-challenge

• Composting

  https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/composting

• Best Compost Bins of 2024

  https://www.usnews.com/360-reviews/home-goods/best-compost-bins

• What a waste: New York City budget cuts eviscerate community composting groups

  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/11/new-york-city-community-composting-groups-budget-cuts

• Compost Is a Climate Solution

  https://www.nrdc.org/bio/darby-hoover/compost-climate-solution

Recycling

• Importance of Recycling and Why Should We Recycle

  https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/importance_of_recycling.php

• The U.S. Recycling System

  https://www.epa.gov/circulareconomy/us-recycling-system#:~:text=For%20the%20environment%2C%20recycling%3A,and%20process%20new%20raw%20materials.

• Five Benefits of Recycling

  https://sheboygandpw.com/news-updates/five-benefits-of-recycling-2020-01-14

• Is This Recyclable? Oakland Tries to Educate Residents Through Trash Bin Audits

• https://oaklandside.org/2023/07/28/oakland-california-waste-solutions-recycle-audit

• What to Know About the Benefits of Recycling

  https://www.webmd.com/balance/what-to-know-about-the-benefits-of-recycling

• Is This Recyclable? Oakland Tries to Educate Residents Through Trash Bin Audits

  https://oaklandside.org/2023/07/28/oakland-california-waste-solutions-recycle-audit/

Climate Change

• Trees are Overrated

  https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/07/climate-change-tree-planting-preserve-grass-grasslands/670583/

• The Science of Climate Change Explained: Facts, Evidence and Proof

  nytimes.com/article/climate-change-global-warming-faq.html?searchResultPosition=1

• Meet the Amateur Scientist Who Discovered Climate Change

  https://www.wired.com/story/meet-the-amateur-scientist-who-discovered-climate-change/

• 35 Great Articles and Essays about Climate Change

  https://tetw.org/Climate_Change_

• Why is Climate Change Happening and What are the Causes

  https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-climate-change-happening-and-what-are-causes

• Climate change is throwing the water cycle into chaos across the U.S.

  https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/climate-change-throwing-water-cycle-chaos-us-rcna137892

• Drawing a line in the sand as communities adapt to climate change

  https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/02/1146937

• Climate change mitigation: reducing emissions

  https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/topics/in-depth/climate-change-mitigation-reducing-emissions

• What is climate change? A really simple guide

  https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-24021772

• Climate Change Linked to Rise in Mental Distress Among Teens, according to Drexel Study

  https://drexel.edu/news/archive/2024/February/Climate-change-linked-to-rise-in-mental-distress-among-teens

Laws

• California Bill Aims to Reduce Waste by Reining in 'Sell by' Dates

  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/us/california-food-waste.html

• California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy

  https://calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/slcp/

• New California Organics Law

  https://www.millvalleyrefuse.com/new_california_organics_law/

• Florida could remove the majority of mentions of climate change from state law

  https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2024/02/09/florida-could-remove-majority-mentions-climate-change-state-law/

• Gov. Newsom signs new law requiring big companies in California to disclose emissions

  https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/gov-newsom-signs-new-law-requiring-big-companies-in-california-to-disclose-emissions

• ‘We’re in for some big changes’: Takeaways from 2023’s environmental law battles

  https://www.eenews.net/articles/were-in-for-some-big-changes-takeaways-from-2023s-environmental-law-battles/