How Limiting Fast Food Consumption Effects Food Waste
By Alexus Wimbish, Environmental Studies Advisor: Amy Townsend Small Presentation ID: PM_ATRIUM13 Abstract: Food packaging proves to be one of the leading wastes found in landfills. The Green Cincinnati Plan of Action has a goal to decrease residential tonnage to landfills by 20% and an overall goal of producing zero waste by 2035. I plan to investigate the effectiveness of limiting or removing fast and packaged foods from peoples diets in an attempt to reduce waste. I plan to do this by challenging City of Cincinnati employees to spend a month preparing lunch and snacks at home in a sustainable fashion, rather than going to fast food restaurants or the vending machines at work. I hope to find that reducing the use of fast food and snacks proves to be a much healthier and sustainable lifestyle in a very short amount of time.