you wouldn’t snort a chicken would you?
what it is ?
Eat It, Don’t Breathe It is a project to help people treat household food waste and visualize emission from this source in a tangible way.
who is it for?
Residents of apartment complexes in cities who don't have time or access to land or material for composting.
why is it needed?
8-10% of total greenhouse gas emissions are food related. Even though loss and waste occurs in every phase of the food supply chain, it is especially carbon intensive in the consumption phase. This means reducing air pollution starts with as little as clearing your plate every meal.
We are partnering with local composting facilities to provide communal compost bins, collect residents’ waste and properly compost it. This is a system that helps streamline the process of reducing and composting food waste. Moreover, we are visualizing emission by examining its mass in comparison to common objects or beings. This is to help people understand just how much emission their food waste is creating, and inspire better food practices.
recipe for action
Before enacting these steps, try to reduce as much waste as possible by shopping responsibly, eating as much as you can, preserving food correctly and sharing what you cannot finish.
steps:
Collect waste after every meal and separate plant waste from animal waste. Extract as much liquid as possible.
Measure this amount with a food scale or do a rough estimation.
Do a simple equation to figure out the amount of emission you could produce: Mass of waste (kg) x 2.5 = Mass of CO2 (kg). (Example: 1kg of food waste x 2.5 = 2.5kg of CO2).
Compare this mass of CO2 to items in your own home with a similar mass or look at our provided chart. This will put into perspective how much emission you can create from treating food waste improperly.
Deposit your separated waste into the compost bins provided to your apartment complex. The waste will then be collected and properly composted by a partnering composting facility.
By Hoang Lan Chi, Doan Hong Ngoc, Nguyen Quang Thuy Truc, Li Yilia.
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