FTN - UPCYCLING IS EATING GARBAGE

<div class="view-episode__header"> </div> <div class="mt-8 row"> <div class="col-lg-8 col-md-6 col-12"> <div class="view-episode__description pt-1 mb-4 overflow-hidden"> <p><strong>Food and Travel Nation</strong><br /> <strong>with Elizabeth Dougherty</strong><br /> The TRUTH about Food and Travel<br /> Broadcast Date:  4/24/23<br /> <br /> It's becoming a religion in America, this almost trans-like fixation on Mother Earth, even to the detriment of humans.<br /> <br /> We're seeing a new term:  Upcycling<br /> <br /> Basically, it's the "reuse" and re-insertion of what would otherwise be food waste, back into the production of different food products.<br /> <br /> On the residential side, the entire process of garbage collection is changing as well, and officials are very interested in what you throw away.<br /> <br /> In fact, several communities are now using high-tech garbage trucks which scans a RFID tag embedded in the large municipal/residential trash bins.  What you may not know is that there are very specific rules concerning those trash bins, and they are assigned to be used only by your family/address.  While this sounds far-fetched, waste management officials now have the ability to monitor the food waste coming from your home.<br /> <br /> At what point do we look around and say, enough is enough.<br /> <br /> website:  <a href="https://foodnationradio.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">FoodAndTravelNation.com</a><br /> email:  <a href= "mailto:Elizabeth@FoodAndTravelNation.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Elizabeth@FoodAndTravelNation.com</a></p> </div> </div> </div>