Scrap Tax Or Compost

AlterNet: In Seattle, Throwing Away Food May Cost You - A new tax on food waste will make Seattle residents compost their extra food. By Melissa Kravitz

In October 2014, National Geographic reported that 31% of food goes uneaten, with 2.8 trillion pounds, valued at $162 billion, of food going to waste. While composting food waste will not solve this issue, it will at least keep landfills from filling up with food waste and help the environment by providing healthy soil.