Food waste is harmful to the environment because it produces large amounts of methane. Methane absorbs infrared radiation, increasing the heat within the atmosphere. This causes climate change and global warming.

Covid-19 disrupted The Arc's mission to serve parents and guardians with disabled children, causing its staff to rethink how it was going to serve them in the middle of a pandemic. Additionally, the coronavirus would help to exacerbate existing barriers among the disabled community in Prince George’s County.