composting

(original post at http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/12/pingree-introduces-bill-to-reduce-food-waste-creat/ ) PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is calling for a comprehensive plan to reduce food waste. The Democrat says her proposal will help farms, retailers, restaurants and schools waste less food. She says it will also divert high-quality food to food banks and turn non-edible scraps into energy or compost. Pingree’s office says 40 percent of food produced in the country is wasted and uneaten food costs $161 billion annually. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Whenever I see a news headline about governments trying to mandate composting in some form, I get excited but I also worry what is being pitched.  Is she really worried more about wasted food instead of emissions and soil infertility? I can't tell if these people genuinely think that incineration ('waste…