EcoScraps-Organic Compost made from Food Waste

Don’t blow it – good planets are hard to find. ~Quoted in Time

We think it is safe to say that everyone cares about the environment. Obviously, some people are more outspoken and feel more passionately than others, but to one degree or another we all enjoy nature and want to protect it. While you may or may not consider yourself to be a tree hugger you can look back on fond memories because of nature—whether it was a month long back packing trip or simply a time when you were awed by the majestic beauty of our planet. We all know it is in our best interest to preserve nature as best we can.

Every year in America we throw away over 30 million tons of food; this is almost ¼ of all landfill waste. Just so you can visualize how much food this is it is enough to fill the Rose Bowl Stadium once every three days with nothing but food waste. If you are like us your initial thought is that we waste too much and that we are clogging our landfills unnecessarily. However, food waste creates a much bigger problem than just filling up our landfills.

As this food sits and decomposes in our landfills (or anywhere else) it releases the greenhouse gas methane.

So why is this such a big deal?

Before we get into methane let’s talk about greenhouse gases and the most familiar greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO2).

Greenhouse gases are gases that capture and retain heat in the atmosphere. CO2 has been making a splash in the headlines more and more, and rightfully so CO2 emissions from all of the cars on the road account for 13% of all greenhouse gases.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says methane is 20 times more damaging to the environment than CO2. Landfills and rotting food are the number one source of methane emissions. Food waste creates almost as much methane as cars on the road produce CO2!

CNN reported a recent study by the University of Arizona that states that if Americans cut their food waste in half; it would reduce the country’s environmental impact by 25 percent.

At EcoScraps we recycle food waste by converting it into a highly nutritious soil based fertilizer. Our all-natural process eliminates all methane emissions from the food we collect.  A cubic foot bag of our finished product reduces greenhouse gasses as much as parking your car for one month! Instead of clogging landfills and gassing the air we breathe, EcoScraps products enrich your soil, helping you grow healthier plants in the most environmentally friendly way.

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.  ~Native American Proverb