By foodrescue on Skatehive
Since I've started this volunteering adventure last year in February and I've missed only one week due to illness, I've calculated that last Wednesday was my mission number 57. Good number. Imagine how much good nutritious food we have saved! And not only my team, but we at Food Link Society have different teams for every day, 7 days a week. It's not only about food and helping people in need. There is a wider story behind our effort. All this food would end up in landfill without our intervention producing harmful CO2 and even more harmful methane. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, over 80 times more powerful than at warming the atmosphere over a 20-year period. While produced by natural sources like wetlands, 60% of emissions stem from human activities—mainly agriculture (livestock/rice), fossil fuel extraction, and landfills. The end goal is zero waste food cycle and supporting circular economy. Last Mission we have used the small truck, since bigger one need some repairs. This on