The final episode on fixing the food system “closes the loop,” discussing waste management challenges and opportunities. I focus on two particular types of wastes: plastics and food waste. Tones of plastic used at various sectors of the system ends up in the landfill, slowly breaking down, releasing synthetic particulates that leach into the waterways. Meanwhile organic alternatives exist, and are a robust investment away from becoming widely available. Food waste is inevitable, but support for efforts to gather and process it locally, then have it be utilized on local farms can turn a burden into an asset.