Plastics contamination in food waste schemes is an overlooked environmental concern that exacerbates the negative impacts of food waste.

Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say | Food waste | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/09/plastics-pollution-food-waste-landfill-recycling-research "About one-third of all food produced worldwide is wasted each year, according to UN data. In the US, 40% of food waste goes to landfill, where it creates 30m metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent a year – more than Cuba’s total annual CO2 emissions in 2024, which amounted to 24.4m tonnes." #Plastics #Microplastics #Waste #Contamination #ClimateCrisis

Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/09/plastics-pollution-food-waste-landfill-recycling-research