Composting and the Creator: The Sustainable Practice of Composting

Rabbi Yonatan Neril explores the environmental impact of food waste and explains how composting can help create a more sustainable future. Using an apple core as an example, he compares different waste management options — from landfills and waste-to-energy facilities to industrial composting and local composting — highlighting the benefits of returning organic matter back to the Earth.

Filmed at a community garden, Rabbi Neril explains how composting reduces methane emissions, limits the need for waste transportation, and reconnects people with the food cycle by creating nutrient-rich soil for growing new food. He also draws on the biblical story of Noah’s Ark to explore the importance of caring for resources and preserving a healthy planet for future generations.

This video offers a faith-based perspective on sustainability, climate action, food waste reduction, and environmental stewardship, showing how everyday choices like composting can contribute to a thriving and sustainable world.

If you are interested in learning more about choices that you can make to live a more sustainable lifestyle, check out our video on what God has to do with disposables!