Argumentative Essay: The Issue Of Hunger In America

Some people in America witness the disposal of edible food. One may have seen their friends throw away half of their uneaten food in the trash at school or see their parents dispose the fast food that’s about a week old. These scenarios are considered food waste and this is one of the main problems that America faces. If this problem continues, eventually, “in forty years when you order a pizza from Domino’s, they’ll just deliver it straight to the nearest dumpster” (“Last Week Tonight”). There is tons of food that are wasted despite the fact that there are Americans suffering from hunger. Hunger is an issue where it affects the family and education. It has many negative health effects and could endanger the next generation. Of the 34 million people that went hungry in 2000, 13 …show more content…
According to John Oliver, “Americans throw away $165 billion worth of food every year. That’s about 20 pounds per person every month” (“Last Week Tonight”). With all of those products, it would increasingly fill the landfill and harm the environment. As piles of food stack onto each other, the uneaten decomposing food would release methane, which is a colorless and odorless gas (Washington Post). The methane will eventually affect the global warming, and of course, humans too. Those decomposing food could range from candy to pork and beef. To imagine how much produce is squandered, say a woman is grocery shopping for her family. On her way home with four grocery bags, she dropped one without going back to pick it up (“Last Week Tonight”). This represents the amount of food produce that never gets eaten, but this is just a vivid image on a smaller scale. Thinking about the amount of food that never gets eaten for the millions of people, if not billions that live in America, the large scale seems horrendous, yet there are still the other half of the country with no food at