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There are consequences to food waste including environmental, economical, and cultural. The ways to stop this waste are simple sticking to shopping lists, saving leftovers, and composting or donating what you don't want. People are becoming more involved with what they can do to stop this waste, but are they to late?

The effect food waste has on the environment and our living conditions. The importance of composting and recycling.

This displays the problem of food waste. Most of the waste that we see goes straight to the landfill in garbage bags, but others do not realize other forms of waste. Any other form of waste that I thought was interesting was the food waste we put in the garbage disposal. Food waste goes straight to the landfills creating global warming. Food waste cost Americans $100 billion annually. Do people realize how much they waste? Will food waste ever stop?

This article gives you a good description of what composting is. It talks about how some restaurants put too much food on ones plate and how composting helps the food not go to waste.

There are several companies who have dedicated themselves to helping resteraunts reduce the amount of food they waste each day. The project began in 1996 and is still being used today. This article shows the true benefits of doing more than simply just letting the food go to waste. We all have the power to make a difference it our choice to really do something with that power or not.

This article talks about the effects of compost (which used to be food waste) on fertilizer and the growth of grass on regular soil. The article also said that compost does not effect the fertilizers both compost and fertilizers provide a mineral for the growth of foods.

Ira Sager the journalist of the this article talks about how much money is wasted because of food waste. She goes on to say how many pounds of food is wasted. The number one thing that is thrown away is food scrapes, not plastic or paper. Those food scrapes we could be composting. She stated that wasting food is a cultural habit. We are use to doing it and it is culturally acceptable. Breaking this awful food waste habit then there is going to have to be an adjustment in our society. Also she talks about how many people think the government needs to get involved and do something about food waste.

Portable pulverizer gives food waste the thrashing of a lifetime: article on a Nevada based business that has introduced a new product to help restaurants, grocery stores and farmers with reduction of their waste. the Machine " The machine "shreds, rips, bruises and pulverizes" food waste, allowing more of it to fit within a receptacle, and preparing it for easy composting

Original: Food waste management is a central element within all foodservice operations, large or small. Dealing with food waste is a time, energy and space consuming process, generally considered as non-profit generating, however, kitchen food waste, managed and correctly handled, can be a cost-efficient, sustainable and environmentally important resource.Efficiently managing food waste is an acknowledged strength of Meiko UK Limited. Paraphrase: Food waste handling solutions and systems for a cross-section of foodservice establishments. Meiko UK food disposal equipment is a sustainable and environmentally-friendly answer to reducing kitchen waste to landfill sites. The Anaerobic Digestion system is like a vacuum that transports food waste through a pipe to a tank. After that, it is taken to a composting facility and used as a renewable energy source.

Food waste reduction, have you ever given it any thought. In this article there are several ways to reduce food waste. Ever thought Mama's homemade Casserole saved the planet? Well it does. Home cooked meals was only just one of the solutions to reducing food waste. Cutting back on the waste that is produced all comes down to how we live at home. Composting instead of garbage disposing or planning weekly meals can be small steps to a bigger solution.

The epa is asking supermarkets to use generaters to significantly cut down on the food waste that they put out each day and month. The epa put a Hierarchy up to show how this goes, Source Reduction, Feed Hungry People, Feed Animals, Industrial uses, Composting, incineration of landfill.

This article talks about all the different wasys we can generate food waste from your house the prisons and schools. It also gives was we can do to stoop food waste.

This article talks about food waste being caused by two groups; large scale generators and small scale generators. It explains the two groups and explains what we can about the food waste.

This website gives you an overview of how much food we waste. It also presents methods on how to compost.  They have posted recent projects and articles related to food waste management.

This article is about the NYC Department of Sanitation and the Department of Education joining together to create a collection program. People in the community and schools will be give a container to deposit items that can be composted. The containers will be pick up once a week to make compost and recycle the food instead of wasting the food.

This article is about the sustainability need in the food waste area. This article explain that we should recycle our food by composting and also explain two types of ways to compost.

To achieve a sustainable society then food waste must be recycled as opposed to being sent to landfill sites around the country. We all know the problems that our planet is suffering through global warming that is partly aided by the greenhouse gasses that are produced when food waste is sent to landfill and the ensuing fluctuations in temperature that is suffered around the globe.

I really like your comment Norma i Read the same thing but saw it in a different light. But then after reading about your going green comment i thought about how ironic it is that color is being considered a sustainability method. It is great when you can see something from someone else point of view and get more from something you already agreed with.

I know we do not live in California, but when I came across this site I noticed that they have a section on compost. If our leftovers can't find a home,the compost is the way to go. Could be the easiest way to make use of our waste

this article talks about some ways we can prevent wasting food and auctually how fast food can go bad

This article laid out for ways people can prevent food waste. The first was plan meals for the week. Often times if you plan you won't waste. The next is scrape your scraps. Save your scraps of veggies and fruits and freeze them. In the future you can use them for different meals. Preserve your foods. This includes canning, dehydrating, and or pickling foods that you won't eat all of. Portion size is a big way on not wasting food. Start with small amounts of food a person can always go back for seconds. Last is compost items and use it for soil.

This article discusses the percentages of food that are being thrown out when it could feed families. A Seattleist blogger came up with a concept not only reducing food waste, but also losing weight to save the environment.

In this article it is call "food recovery." If Americans aren't going to eat all their food why not feed it to the animals or make it into compost. The amount of food we waste could feed about 4 million Americans a day. A lady does a different challenges and one was giving people the challenge of losing weight and reducing food waste. She has the group post their measurements and how much food they have thrown away each week.

In this article there is a list with food items that are accepted to be recycle and another list for items which are not accepted. It also talks about the food waste composting program and how it is now done in restaurants and coffee shops. It also gives suggestions to prevent food odor. 

This webisite consists of tips and local information on helping to stop food waste. It also includes home composting which helps you learn how to waste less food and build your own gardens.

This article is about how food waste can be used as compost. Also Donations Non-perishable and unspoiled perishable food can be donated to local food banks, soup kitchens, and shelters.

Try and use a shopping list, start a hobby of canning foods, use unwanted foods in smoothies or quick meals. Need some recipes, this site has them for you, also found tips on helping you store your food. Composting basics, composting systems are explained in this site. Also local information is provided for you.

The article talks about the food waste going on in America. Five individuals talk about their opinion on the food waste and their suggestions to help avoid the waste.

In this video it explains two methods food can be recycled. The two methods are Anaerobic Digestion and In-Vessel Composting.

this web site shows you a video on how they recycle food waste .there are two ways ;one is in vessel composting and the other is anaerobic digestion.