Organics recycling may still be perceived as the next frontier for many state and local governments, but it's far from a new concept. Amid growing concern over the climate crisis, however, it's beginning to receive renewed attention.
In her latest issue, BioCycle Editor Nora Goldstein outlined why she thinks the issue is more relevant than ever. After covering a recent speech from the vice president of Project Drawdown — a group that has listed food waste reduction as its #3 "no regrets" solution to reducing GHG emissions — along with a New York Times climate op-ed entitled "Time to Panic," Goldstein concludes with the following:
BioCycle has been advocating action for about 40 years — two-thirds of our 60-year existence. What is different in 2019 than in 1979 is that not a day goes by without dramatic illustration of climate change impacts.
What to do? Panic and Prosper. Panic fuels the urgency to act now. It is the reality that keeps us on task everyday to implement No Regrets Solutions. Prosper is the 'reward' — monetary, societal, planetary — for implementing the solutions.
Read the story from WasteDive by Cole Rosengren - “Why BioCycle views food waste recycling as a 'no regrets' climate solution."
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