Once something has been thrown away, most people stop thinking about what happens next to that garbage. However, food is a constant item being taken for granted in the United States. As much as 40 percent of food is sold to consumers goes into the trash. Many people do not realize how much money, time, and resources are put into the production of food. However, solutions can be implemented throughout society. The topic of reducing food waste has been discussed in the “Room for Debate,” featured in The New York Times. Many people have voiced their opinions about it, and have made valid arguments. More can be done with food waste, but only if people take the detrimental steps to making a change.
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government should encourage donating funds and food to food banks. In the U.S., billions of food is put to waste while millions of people starve. Aviv explains the nonprofit community has made several improvements with the technology of food rescue, including getting food banks better storage, and the expansion of the federal food donation tax deduction. Now, it is easier to donate to food banks. However, she claims there is still many barriers to overcome making food donation a regular task. Aviv states “The more the food industry and consumers learn more about food donation, the better we can all keep America fed.”
Aviv uses effective emotion to appeal to audiences. By saying “...more than 70 billion pounds of food go to waste each year while 42 million people face hunger,” gives a sense of guilt to the audience. She then provides of sense of hope that this problem can be solved by stating “...we run the largest, most effective food rescue operation in the U.S., rescuing 2.8 billion pounds of food a year and steering it to people who don’t have enough to eat.” Appealing to an audience’s emotions allows the reader to connect and understand the article better, which Aviv …show more content…
The correlation between the articles is the idea that mainly consumers can reduce food waste. Gunders and Aviv believe that consumers should be better informed on the best route to making a change with this problem. Just knowing the correct time on when to throw out food can create a small dent to solving food waste reduction. Malina and Ashenfelter and Aviv agree that legitimately solving this food waste dilemma must take monumental improvements between businesses, food banks, manufacturers, producers, and the government. On the other hand, Gunders believes only consumers need to take simple steps to “curb food
In the article “Simple Steps by Consumers Can …show more content…
government should encourage donating funds and food to food banks. In the U.S., billions of food is put to waste while millions of people starve. Aviv explains the nonprofit community has made several improvements with the technology of food rescue, including getting food banks better storage, and the expansion of the federal food donation tax deduction. Now, it is easier to donate to food banks. However, she claims there is still many barriers to overcome making food donation a regular task. Aviv states “The more the food industry and consumers learn more about food donation, the better we can all keep America fed.”
Aviv uses effective emotion to appeal to audiences. By saying “...more than 70 billion pounds of food go to waste each year while 42 million people face hunger,” gives a sense of guilt to the audience. She then provides of sense of hope that this problem can be solved by stating “...we run the largest, most effective food rescue operation in the U.S., rescuing 2.8 billion pounds of food a year and steering it to people who don’t have enough to eat.” Appealing to an audience’s emotions allows the reader to connect and understand the article better, which Aviv …show more content…
The correlation between the articles is the idea that mainly consumers can reduce food waste. Gunders and Aviv believe that consumers should be better informed on the best route to making a change with this problem. Just knowing the correct time on when to throw out food can create a small dent to solving food waste reduction. Malina and Ashenfelter and Aviv agree that legitimately solving this food waste dilemma must take monumental improvements between businesses, food banks, manufacturers, producers, and the government. On the other hand, Gunders believes only consumers need to take simple steps to “curb food