Weeks: Food is the single largest component of landfills at about 21%
Amanda Weeks · ‘It Was a Disaster’ · Mar 3, 2025 · at 4:36
Amanda Weeks, founder of food waste startup Industrial Organic, pitches her company to investors on The Pitch.
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“Food is the single largest component of landfills. It's about 21%.”
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