There are many reasons to reduce food waste. Obviously, waste in general is bad. But in addition to wasting the food itself, the resources that went into producing the food are also wasted. And if the uneaten food goes to a landfill, it generates methane (a powerful greenhouse gas) as it decomposes. Food waste happens at many points in the process. Sometimes a particular crop cannot be sold by the farmer because it has been damaged by weather or uncontrolled insects. Grocery stores discard food that cannot be sold because it has spoiled before being purchased or because produce is “ugly” and no one wants to buy it. Another source of waste happens in homes and restaurants, when people do not eat all the food they buy. While most of us cannot control what happens at the farm or in the food processing chain, we can control what happens to the food we buy. Here are some ideas:
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