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Waste Not: How To Get Creative In The Fight Against Food Waste Waste Not: How To Get Creative In The Fight Against Food Waste
Waste Not: How To Get Creative In The Fight Against Food Waste Across the United States, billions of pounds of food are thrown away annually, an amount that comes to roughly 300 pounds per person. How does this excess occur and what are the side effects of this large-scale disposal? Food waste occurs when any edible item goes unconsumed, from grocery store items that are discarded prior to shelving to consumers leaving food on their plates. The waste also occurs when available food goes uneaten after harvest, due to agricultural conditions or improper storage. "Food waste not only results in wasted money for consumers, but in wasted nutrients as …

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