Zero Emissions Life

Anything is considered to be waste when the holder discards it. Examples of waste include: Plastic bags and other ‘soft’ plastic packaging Glass containers Paper e.g. newspapers, paper bags Organic waste e.g. vegetable and fruit peelings, food Plastic bottles Greenhouse gas emissions may be generated as part of the production process for the item (e.g. burning oil or gas to produce the plastic container) or in the disposal of the item (e.g. organics decomposing in landfills generating methane).  I use the following strategies to reduce the amount of waste I generate and therefore the amount of emissions associated with that waste. Compost organic material I have several compost bins and a worm farm at home. I ensure that all organic scraps are placed in the compost bin or worm farm, especially the vegetable and fruit peelings. I reduce the food waste I generate through planning meals and ensuring food and leftovers are used. I collect leaves during autumn and they are added to the comp

Food accounts for over a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. To reduce my greenhouse gas emissions, I avoid eating meat and eat local organic food.  Avoiding meat The best way to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions when choosing food to eat is to avoid meat. According to Our World in Data , it is the meats and fish that emit the largest greenhouse gas emissions: Beef, Lamb, Mutton, Shrimps, Fish, Pig meat and poultry meat.  Along with climate change, one of the great challenges for the world is how to feed the increasing world’s population. Already half the habitable land on the earth is used for agriculture. Livestock accounts for 77% of global farming land but only produces 18% of the world’s calories. If the world can reduce its demand for meat, particularly beef, it will mean that more land can be available for growing vegetables and/or growing forests to draw down emissions. For more details of the environmental impacts of food production, see here . Knowing all