Caretakers of God's Creation

The beginning of the school year is a good time to contemplate the environmental aspects of food waste in schools. It is estimated that US students waste the equivalent of 50 pounds of food per year, and that is not counting the plastic waste from wrappers and disposable items. That amount of waste would emit 600,000 tons of methane, which is the equivalent of emissions from 500,000 cars. If you are interested, here are food waste statistics from around the world.