by Patrick Varuzza
Patrick Varuzza (he/him) is a Masters student at NYU Tandon and is building a circular economy startup called Hubbub designed to help other students in NYC. In this blog, Patrick shares resources where you can learn more about consumer waste problems and some background about Hubbub!
Do you recall the movie, WALL-E? It was a PIXAR film that followed a solitary robot on an uninhabitable and deserted Earth, left to clean up garbage. Though fictional, that version of the world seems increasingly realistic as humans are burning through resources so quickly that we’d need 1.5 Earths to sustain our current rate of consumption.
The holiday season inspires many to show gratitude through celebrations, gift giving, and traveling to visit loved ones. Unfortunately, these activities can generate waste and contribute to our growing carbon footprint. In the United States, household waste increases by 25% between Thanksgiving and New Year’s and 33% more food is thrown away. That’s more than 
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