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Banning food waste: Lessons for rural America Posted: 21 Jan 2020 08:29 AM PST Effective July 1, 2020, Vermont will be the first state in the nation to ban all household food waste from landfills statewide. New research shows a whopping 72% of Vermonters already compost or feed food scraps to pets/livestock, but few are willing to pay for curbside composting pickup, a strategy being implemented in many urban areas. The study offers important considerations for municipalities nationwide evaluating food waste policies to combat climate change. |
Predators are most likely to be lost when habitats are converted for human use Posted: 21 Jan 2020 08:29 AM PST A first of its kind, global study on the impacts of human land-use on different groups of animals has found that predators, especially small invertebrates like spiders and ladybirds, are the most likely to be lost when natural habitats are converted to agricultural land or towns and cities. |
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