Every year around this time, my brother-in-law emails the entire family with a request: send me your New Year’s resolutions! So, in anticipation of my brother-in-law’s email and to increase my accountability beyond my family, I share my resolutions for 2024.

Did you know that the average wedding in the U.S. produces 400 pounds of trash and 63 tons of carbon emissions? (Source)

When I got engaged, I knew my fiancé and I would figure out how to make our wedding day a beautiful, intimate gathering. We were also set on holding a low-waste event. I share insight into my (almost) zero waste wedding.

One of the major sources of global methane emissions is food waste from households that ends up in landfills. While food waste occurs along the entire supply chain — including at farms, restaurants and grocery stores — the biggest portion is generated in our homes. I share three steps we can all take, starting with holiday leftovers.

A 2019 study in Scientific Reports concluded that if everyone in the U.S. substituted plant proteins for meat proteins 25 percent of the time, we could reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 82 million tons.

So, where do we begin, especially if you’re like me…a non-vegetarian who grew up believing a meal is not complete without meat as a centerpiece?

Globally, wasted food accounts for about 8 percent of global emissions, according to Project Drawdown, and most food waste occurs at the household level. The carbon footprint of food wasted in the U.S. is greater than that of the steel or airline industry.

Even if you eat all the food you buy, there is always inevitable food waste. Think: apple cores, carrot peels, and coffee grinds.

It was truly exciting to learn I could tackle this problem pretty easily. I give you five options for your consideration.

The coronavirus pandemic provides a unique opportunity to address the challenge of food waste. Check out these three things you can do right now that will set you on a course to drastically reduce your household food waste and will be helpful even beyond the pandemic