A cheaper alternative for farmers is using human waste as fertilizer. This is something that has been done for centuries but in today's society is frowned upon.Urban dwellers wont go hungry with this fertilizer tactic, and there are benefits.
This article talks about the effects of compost (which used to be food waste) on fertilizer and the growth of grass on regular soil. The article also said that compost does not effect the fertilizers both compost and fertilizers provide a mineral for the growth of foods.
This article gave really good facts on how food waste does not only affect our financial situation but our environmental as well. By expanding chemicals such as Fertilizers and Pesticides. As a result it begins to creat more Methane; one out of most harmful chemicals affecting greenhouses gases.
This website talks about how food waste isnt just a financial issue but a chemical issue and variety of facts. Environmentally, food waste leads to wasteful use of chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides, and more fuel used for transportation, and more rotting food in this process.