Rampant socialism: UK requiring food waste recycling (and it's a good idea)

We wealthy fat Americans throw away a lot of food. From this:

East Bay Utility Digests Food Waste to Produce Energy, Compost

comes this:

In the United States, more than 30 million tons of food waste are sent to landfills annually, and less than three percent of food waste is diverted from landfills, according to the U.S. EPA.

Food waste is the second largest category of municipal solid waste in the United States, accounting for 18 percent of the waste stream.

If half of the food waste produced in the United States was anaerobically digested, the U.S. EPA says, enough electricity would be generated to power about 2.5 million homes for a year.

So in the UK:

Kitchen caddies considered to cut down on compostable food waste

"Householders who regularly waste food could be fined by their local council if the government goes ahead with new proposals designed to slash the amount of food that is sent to landfill."

So why do I say it's a good idea? Two reasons: the first is

It is estimated that British households throw away 4.1m tonnes of food each year — the equivalent of £420 for every home. The bulk of food waste is currently not recycled but is part of the 18m tonnes of household waste sent to landfill each year. According to one estimate, 1bn people could be lifted out of hunger if food waste in the US and UK could be eliminated, because of the knock on effect that extra food has on global food prices.

and this:

New bio-power plant will power 3,000 homes from food scraps

Every litter bit helps!

More facts on food waste (this is a link -- click it and see)