Every year, 40 per cent of the food grown in this country is never eaten. The waste happens in farm fields, during processing and transportation, in grocery stores, restaurants, and in our homes.
Problems at the capped landfill will be repaired soon, town officials said this week after it came to light that runoff has been coming onto the new Vineyard House campus nearby.
No More Picking: Vineyard's Last Landfill Closes; Some Mourn It
By MANDY LOCKE
The days of dump picking, finding a treasure in another man's trash, drew to a close on the Island this week.
