Food waste is a serious environmental, social and economic concern not only to United State but also to the whole world. Even though Food waste was recognized as a considerable problem, it was not identified as a serious concern to the environment till recently. Among environmentally significant activities, the production, trade, and consumption of food products have been identified as crucial contributors to numerous environmental problems. One of the greatest threats of the century is Global Warming and Climate change. I’m sure many of you have seen it that the manager at the grocery store carting out boxes of cereal past their expiration date. The employee at the Pizza Hut throwing away anything that’s ten minutes “past its prime”. Your friends at school dumping half their tray in to the garbage bin. This is all food waste, and it’s one of the biggest problems facing America. Unfortunately, many Americans don’t realize just how harmful food waste is to the environment, and just how many problems
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The average family throws out $130 to $230 worth of food a month (Global Food Wastage – Causes and impact on natural resources, n.d). The retail value of preventable food waste from American households is estimated at $125 billion a year (Global Food Wastage – Causes and impact on natural resources, n.d). In the United States, $165 billion annually is wasted on food that doesn't get eaten, while another $750 million is spent landfilling the wasted food (Waste Less Food - what are the impacts of wasted food?, n.d). While the details are complicated, wasting food increases the cost of food. This is due in part to the fact that resources used to grow and transport food, like water and energy, cost money. As we need to grow more food, because of waste and increasing populations, cost for food goes up. Those costs translate to higher costs at the store, making it harder for low-income people to afford enough to
The average family throws out $130 to $230 worth of food a month (Global Food Wastage – Causes and impact on natural resources, n.d). The retail value of preventable food waste from American households is estimated at $125 billion a year (Global Food Wastage – Causes and impact on natural resources, n.d). In the United States, $165 billion annually is wasted on food that doesn't get eaten, while another $750 million is spent landfilling the wasted food (Waste Less Food - what are the impacts of wasted food?, n.d). While the details are complicated, wasting food increases the cost of food. This is due in part to the fact that resources used to grow and transport food, like water and energy, cost money. As we need to grow more food, because of waste and increasing populations, cost for food goes up. Those costs translate to higher costs at the store, making it harder for low-income people to afford enough to