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What is the value of food waste in the circular economy?

There is no waste in the natural world. Sunlight becomes plants, clouds become oceans, manure becomes fertilizer. But in the human world, waste is one of the 21st century’s biggest environmental problems. Food waste is a particular burden: food in landfill produces methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. Research suggests …

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