Jacqueline Diaz
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Thanksgiving is the biggest day for food waste in the U.S.
That's according to the Natural Resources Defense Fund, an environmental advocacy group.
Roughly 200 million pounds of turkey meat are thrown out every year.
But food waste is a year-round problem.
Ted Janicki is a professor at Penn State who studies this problem.
Those emission figures are from all stages of the food system, from farm to landfill.
Food tossed into landfills piles up, breaks down, and produces methane, a greenhouse gas.
But there are things we can do, including composting food and freezing leftovers.
Thanksgiving is the biggest day for food waste in the U.S.
That's according to the Natural Resources Defense Fund, an environmental advocacy group.
Roughly 200 million pounds of turkey meat are thrown out every year.
But food waste is a year-round problem.
Ted Janicki is a professor at Penn State who studies this problem.
Those emission figures are from all stages of the food system, from farm to landfill.
Food tossed into landfills piles up, breaks down, and produces methane, a greenhouse gas.
But there are things we can do, including composting food and freezing leftovers.
A few hours after the attack, officers from several law enforcement agencies are still walking through the blocked off areas of what is normally a busy intersection during the day.