Today, marks the end of #ZeroWasteWeek, a week initiated by @myzerowaste to promote waste reduction.
We honor this week by exploring one of the lesser-known ways to reduce #FoodWaste and its negative impacts on the environment: Choosing a more #PlantBased diet.👇 1/7
We honor this week by exploring one of the lesser-known ways to reduce #FoodWaste and its negative impacts on the environment: Choosing a more #PlantBased diet.👇 1/7
30-40% of available food in the US gets wasted, according to @USDA.
Since more resources are needed to raise animals than grow plants, wasting meat and dairy has significantly higher environmental impacts than wasting plants, @karenaspwriter reports. 2/7
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Since more resources are needed to raise animals than grow plants, wasting meat and dairy has significantly higher environmental impacts than wasting plants, @karenaspwriter reports. 2/7
sentientmedia.org/why-the-amount…
For every 100 calories of grain fed to animals, we get:
🥛 40 calories of milk
🥚 22 calories of eggs
🐔 12 calories of chicken
🐖 10 calories of pork
🐄 3 calories of beef
@NicholasDCarter makes the case for transitioning to #PlantBased farming. 3/7
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🥛 40 calories of milk
🥚 22 calories of eggs
🐔 12 calories of chicken
🐖 10 calories of pork
🐄 3 calories of beef
@NicholasDCarter makes the case for transitioning to #PlantBased farming. 3/7
sentientmedia.org/farming-for-th…
Meat companies portray meat as a sustainable product because it's wasted less than #PlantBased food.
Yet a @UMich study showed that animal products account for 74% of CO2 emissions caused by US food waste, while fruits and vegetables account for 8%. 4/7
desmog.com/meat-industry-…
Yet a @UMich study showed that animal products account for 74% of CO2 emissions caused by US food waste, while fruits and vegetables account for 8%. 4/7
desmog.com/meat-industry-…
Wasting #meat, dairy & eggs entails wasting all land, feed, water, labor, and antibiotics used to raise farmed animals.
When we recognize the resource-intensiveness of #animal agriculture, meat consumption itself can be seen as a form of #FoodWaste. 5/7
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When we recognize the resource-intensiveness of #animal agriculture, meat consumption itself can be seen as a form of #FoodWaste. 5/7
sentientmedia.org/meat-consumpti…
Considering the number of farmed animals who die before slaughter, the wastefulness of the food system is even higher than reported.
During the #pandemic, US farmers culled thousands of pigs & chickens to minimize economic losses, @SamMellins reports. 6/7
sentientmedia.org/pork-industrys…
During the #pandemic, US farmers culled thousands of pigs & chickens to minimize economic losses, @SamMellins reports. 6/7
sentientmedia.org/pork-industrys…
The potential of #PlantBased foods to reduce waste is underreported but we are dedicated to creating transparency around the many impacts of #animal agriculture.
Join the @Sentient_Media membership today and help us continue our reporting. 7/7 👇
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Join the @Sentient_Media membership today and help us continue our reporting. 7/7 👇
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