Does Food Go Waste. Neither estimate provides a comprehensive evaluation of food loss and waste in the United States. Nearly 40 million tons 80 billion pounds every year.
Nearly 40 million tons 80 billion pounds every year. Food Waste is also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions contributing to 8 of total global emissions and at least 26 of all US emissions. Food waste is a huge issue in America especially in light of the growing divide between the profligate rich and the hungry poor.
Food waste occurs for a variety of reasons including.
We can take action in our own homes schools and communities. Food waste contributes to greenhouse gas emissions in landfills. If food loss and waste were its own country it would be the worlds third largest greenhouse gas emitter behind China and the US. Perfectly good food would get tossed into dumpsters each night along with food scraps and other organic waste.
