Food Waste
The socioeconomic impacts of food waste
$1 trillion worth of food is wasted every year, but millions still go hungry
March 14, 2024
$1 trillion worth of food is wasted every year, but millions still go hungry
Between 30 and 40% of the American food supply goes to waste
Wasted food contributes about 3.3 gigatons of emissions into the atmosphere every year
The U.S. isn’t alone in its giant food waste problem
Binned meals suck up resources and spew emissions
Changing our relationship with food is one of the biggest things we can do
With a little work, scraps can make for an awesome gardening hack
Cities, states, and nations can keep scraps out of the landfill
Those scraps may have a second life–even as a menu item
Ask yourself: Will you really eat that bag of spinach?