Vanguard Renewables Helping Turn Food Waste from Thanksgiving into Renewable Energy in Massachusetts
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, about 204 million pounds of turkey meat will be thrown away this Thanksgiving. That’s an estimated $293 million worth. As we continue our look at innovative solutions to food waste across the country, NPR’s Allison Aubrey visits a state that is keeping its food waste out of landfills by sending it to farms to turn it into electricity.
Judy Woodruff:
In the final episode of our special series this week on food waste, we look at some innovative solutions being developed to deal with the growing problem of spoiled and surplus food in this country.
Special correspondent Allison Aubrey visited a state where dairy farmers are using it to power their farms and more.
By Allison Aubrey, PBS News Hour