Food Are Waste. In the US up to 40 of all food produced goes uneaten 2 and about 95 of discarded food ends up in landfills 3. Food waste is a huge problem that we probably all contribute to in some way.
From tossing out the rotten fruit you shoved in the back of the fridge and forgot about to throwing away half-full. 2 Food waste also has a staggering price tag costing this country approximately 218 billion per year. Nearly 40 million tons 80 billion pounds every year.
As household members we see lots of food waste occurring in our homes and places we.
This estimate based on estimates from USDAs Economic Research Service of 31 percent food loss at the retail and consumer levels corresponded to approximately 133 billion pounds and 161 billion worth of food. This estimate based on estimates from USDAs Economic Research Service of 31 percent food loss at the retail and consumer levels corresponded to approximately 133 billion pounds and 161 billion worth of food. Heres some food for thought. When eating out ask for smaller portions to prevent plate waste and keep you from overeating.
