Eat Your Crust

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Jun 23, 2021
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ADVICE

Keep Green Onions In Water Or Freeze Chopped Pieces

  • Prolong vegetable life with simple tricks like storing green onions in water.
  • Kristen and Crystal mention keeping green onions hydrated and freezing chopped green onions to avoid waste.
ADVICE

Collect Scraps In Compostable Bags Or Freeze Them

  • Use compostable bags or store scraps in the freezer to manage food scraps and odor.
  • Kristen buys compostable bags for her building chute; Crystal freezes scraps in a bag and dumps when full, or makes broth from scraps.
INSIGHT

Food In Landfills Produces Methane Not Just Waste

  • Food sent to landfills produces methane because decay happens anaerobically in plastic, increasing greenhouse gases.
  • Crystal learned recently that improper landfill decomposition emits methane, not just wasted space.
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