South Korea now recycles 95% of its food waste

Re:South Korea now recycles 95% of its food waste by tgb on Saturday April 13, 2019 @02:05PM (#19654655)

It certainly can be a reduction if you can compost at home. The result is useful. The effort is very minimal if you don't need it to compost quickly. It doesn't need to be transported to a landfill. And my understanding is that it breaks down into carbon dioxide instead of methane if you compost instead of landfill, which is a win for climate change.

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Re:South Korea now recycles 95% of its food waste by crispinb on Saturday April 13, 2019 @08:07PM (#19656623)

I live in a rural area without refuse collection. Having to deal with it all yourself really focuses the mind on keeping waste of all types to a minumum. I suspect more fees for waste collection is what would do likewise for urban dwellers.

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Re:South Korea now recycles 95% of its food waste by SteveGerencser on Saturday April 13, 2019 @09:46PM (#19657018)

We live in a rural area as well and we have to take any trash either to the dump or a convenience center. Since we compost, recycle, and raise a significant percentage of our food, we only actually need to take trash to the dump once a month at most.

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Re:South Korea now recycles 95% of its food waste by quickthrower2 on Saturday April 13, 2019 @07:32PM (#19656472)

I compost and one selfish advantage is I now never run out of space in my bin. That food waste takes up a lot of volume.

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