When organic waste decomposes, carbon dioxide and methane gas is created. Both carbon dioxide and methane are greenhouse gases, which contribute to global warming and climate change.

Waste management (transportation, incineration, etc.) is a huge contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

• Greenhouse gases

  The production and incineration of inorganic waste uses natural resources such as water, fuel, metal, timber in their production and this results in the emission of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide and other pollutants.

• Food and Water wastes

  Food and Water waste also exacerbates the climate change crisis with its significant greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint. Production, transportation, and handling of food generate significant Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions and when food ends up in landfills, it generates methane, an even more potent greenhouse gas.

The consequences of climate change now include, among others, intense droughts, water scarcity, severe fires, rising sea levels, flooding, melting polar ice, catastrophic storms and declining biodiversity.