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kwhitefoot on Dec 4, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: PFC bans are going to change waterproof garments

What does 'discarded' mean here? The end user discards them but that does not require that they are dumped. They can be crushed, composted, used as feedstock for some other process, etc.

TrispusAttucks on Dec 4, 2022 [–]

So much waste goes to landfill when they could be inputs to other bio processes. The scale of waste is insane.

"This equates to each household in NYC wasting an average of 8.4 pounds of food per week." [1]

Each household could feed a flock of 7 chickens with that household waste.

[0] https://www.rts.com/blog/nyc-waste-statistics-what-you-need-...

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