Reducing Food Waste At Home

So, Why?

Why reducing your food waste benefits you and your community

It is weird to think about how much the food we waste affects our lives. It is even weirder to think of how much food we waste. Think back to yesterday's lunch, how much of that meal ended up in the trash? When you look through your refrigerator, what needs to be thrown out? 1/3 of food produced for humans is wasted here in the U.S. Think about it. That 1/3 is enough to feed every hungry child in the United States. So where does that 1/3 go? It goes to our landfills where our rotting food emits methane gas that is 21 times more potent than carbon!  That methane gas has horrible effects on our environment! Finally, that wasted food is EXPENSIVE. The average family throws out about $1,500 a year. How much could you buy with $1500?