Households band together to turn leftovers into community gold: 'This is just the beginning'

Households band together to turn leftovers into community gold: 'This is just the beginning'

Dane County, Wisconsin, is turning food scraps into community gold. Since its launch earlier this year, a new food scrap collection program has enrolled over 1,000 households and kept more than 50 tons of food waste out of landfills, according to Waste Today. "This program is about climate action that starts at home," County Executive Melissa Agard said. "By keeping food scraps out of the landfill, we're reducing methane emissions, extending the…