The impacts of food waste on the environment and what we can do to become a waste-free city

The article from Montreal.ca focuses on the reduction of food waste and how it is a big factor in pollution and global warming. Food loss/waste is as high as 20% in Canada and the food that ends up in landfills releases millions of methane which then contributes to global warming. The reason why we want to go towards a waste-free city is because wasting food is a waste of the resources that were used to grow, transport, sell and prepare all the food. The municipal administration of Montreal for the plan to reduce waste in the city has made a commitment to reduce food waste by 50% between now…