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Zero Waste & Climate Change: The food you don’t eat may play a bigger role in GHG production and climate change than the foods you do eat - with Kate Trajan, MSc

March 21, 2022 • Dr. Travis Cox • Season 1

In Episode #9 I interview my wife, Kate Trajan, where we discussed how eating a plant-based diet is the #1 thing you can do to help reduce GHG emissions and positively influence Climate Change. But, food waste, even from plants, can do the opposite. In this conversation we also discussed:

- How much of our landfill is from food waste.

- What happens when your food waste goes to the landfill.

- Methane vs carbon dioxide GHGs.

- Food waste in the garbage or compost bin?

- Tips for reducing your food waste, from the grocer to the kitchen.

Resources:

Kate Trajan - LinkedIn & Music
Solutions for climate change: https://drawdown.org
Stats Can Info on Waste to Landfill: https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/eccc/en14/En14-405-2020-eng.pdf\
National Zero Waste Council – resources on food waste http://www.nzwc.ca/focus-areas/food/Pages/default.aspx

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About your host: Dr. Travis Cox - BA, DC, MSc is a Doctor of Chiropractic with a focus on Functional Medicine and plant-based nutrition. He is the creator of PBandHealthy.com and host of the Plant-Based and Healthy podcast. Connect with him on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @yourvegandoc #pbandhealthy. And remember, individuals inspire and communities create change!

Audio credit: Thank you @katetrajanmusic for your lovely voice on the intro/outro and @craigritchiemusic for the super catchy music track for the intro/outro... many thanks!

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