Why Meat Is Ruining The Environment

Meat is an important part of daily life, yet it is ruining the environment. Processing food today is becoming increasingly unsustainable, especially through the production of meat. As technology advances, easier production methods are created, and meat is cheaper. These new methods come at a cost to the environment because they are emitting more fossil fuels, creating excessive waste, and damaging land. In order to have a more sustainable society, it is essential to use sustainable production, packaging, and transportation methods, as well as eat alternatives to meat. The recent surge in demand for meat is creating unsustainable production methods, therefore, finding more sustainable methods is crucial. Producing meat requires a large demand …show more content…
Instead of eating meat in every meal, people should start to choose alternatives. For example; people can receive their protein from soybeans. In addition, eating invasive species such as; Blue Catfish, European Green Crabs, Asian Carp, and The Giant Canadian Goose will provide humans with a more sustainable source of meat and support endangered species (Landers). Instead of buying from supermarkets, people can start shopping organically and locally, “If we were concerned about our own health, the health of our community and the health of the environment, we might choose to eat less meat altogether and when we do we can buy local” (Gerber). Buying local meat will help reduce the emissions from factory farms and transporting meat to supermarkets. Another alternative to meat is eating a vegan diet because “A global vegan diet (of conventional crops) would reduce dietary emissions by 87 percent” (McWilliams 1). Although it would be difficult for everyone to eat vegan, limiting how much meat people consume would help the environment. Hopefully people will realize the negative effects consuming meat has to the