Sustainability Update

MAY 28, 2024

Absurd as it sounds, this is equivalent to the waste happening in the American food system. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 35% of the U.S. food supply is wasted annually — between 492 and 1,032 pounds of food per person. Waste in the food system creates multiple problems.

Waste 64

Waste EPA Corporate Social Responsibility UNEP 64

3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

Analysis from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) concludes that a 45% reduction in global methane emissions by 2030 is essential to limiting global warming to 1.5 To create RNG, producers capture “biogas” emissions from organic waste, landfills and wastewater treatment plants, and then upgrade the gas into pipeline-quality fuel.

Climate Change 130

Climate Change EPA UNEP Development 130

Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2022

Just prior to COP26, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) to improve the accuracy and public transparency of human-caused methane emissions. Methane causes 17% of global GHGs from human activities, principally from energy, agriculture and waste industries.

Paris Agreement 52

Paris Agreement COP26 Waste UNEP 52