Introduction

Chapter 1. Food Waste (April 15, 2008)

Food Waste (April 15, 2008)

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Synopsis

Liz Mackean reports on the phenomenal amount of food simply thrown away by households in Great Britain. The disposal of food is waste management's biggest problem because the methane gas that food produces as it rots is more harmful to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Possible solutions are explored, such as cooking less food, having trash services collect food waste in separate bins, and converting food waste into biofuel.

Source: BBC

Length: 4:36

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Instructions

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

Credit: Video provided by BBC Worldwide Learning

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Plastic bags make up a higher percentage of the waste stream than food waste.

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What percentage of the waste stream could be recycled?

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What does the anaerobic digester produce from the food waste?

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What could consumers do to reduce food waste at home?

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