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This article is about the waste that goes to dumps and landfills in 2007. As you can see, food waste is pretty much the biggestest contendor, other than plastic.

They compare the amount of food waste that is thrown out each year as the "equivalent" of throwing away 350 billion barrels of oil away. It says Americans could save about 2% of its total energy consumption in a year if we would be more careful about food waste.

This article and chart shows how things are being thrown out now and how many Americans are malnourished. We drink less water as well compared to years ago. Also, it shows how there are 24 moillion acres of forests destroyed to make room for more food waste.

Quest Recycling Services is a company that not only recycles food waste from piling in landfills, but reduces it by feeding it to animals and uses it as energy. They recycle everything in the five food groups.

An estimated forty-five to fifty percent of food is discarded each year by Americans.That makes it an economic problem for everyone. In a country known as the "throw away" society we are destroying the planet with methane, mountains of food waste that could of been eaten, and wasting money that could of been saved.

This article covers the idea of warehouses and how they contribute to the idea of food waste. They also give again, They general run down about food waste and again some ideas anyone can do in their homes everyday to help prevent the issue.

In this article, the author describes the effects of food waste in our landfills. Restaurants contribute 15 percent of all waste in landfills.

A website that shows the effects of food waste on the environment. Different types of food wastes that impact the environment in many ways.

Food waste effects our environment in several different ways. Something as simple as throwing your left overs in to the trash can can contribute straight to the earths climate change.

This talks about how much food is wasted. this page also has two graphs one what is wasted in america not only food but other materials.

This article talks about how recycling food has environmental benefits. It also states how food waste has both economical and environmental consequences. 

In this website the text is about the amount of food being wasted in 2010; which then gives the results. It also states the harsh consequences of food waste and also benefits of food wasting.

This article is about companies sucha as subway attempting to be sustainbale. These compaies are wanting to be the most environmental friendly.

Food processors don't talk much about food unless its in volume or price. They don't see the other side of how much is wasted because of their disregard to harvest it as well as to get rid of the unsuitable food in the right manner. No one understands the ethical, environmental, and economical problems that arise with food waste.

We sit here wasting hundreds of tons of food every year. This talks about how we have people starving while we carelessly throw out food every day.

A good site that shows information provided by the American Government. Has different kind of information such as: what kinds of environmental wastes (including food), food organizations nearby ones community,laws and new regulations to improve waste management.

This article focuses on energy. Our food waste contributes to wasted energy as well. Also, it talks about how the environment is impacted by these things.

Harvest Power introduces waste as a renewable energy. The website contains articles about how beneficial waste can be. It explains what Biogas is and much more. 

"Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment." This site s full of information on sustainability and more. Great links are attached to this site. Want to know how to help? Read more....

This is a very informative website. It explains what sustainability is, and what is being done to preserve it. Also, it explains what we can do to help.

This is great article to grasp what exactly sustainability is. I like how it really goes it to depth about what exactly it is instead of just giving a general defining statement, it helps with the comprehension of what it really means. It also shows what can be done to help this also helped with the comprehension because it gave examples so also an opportunity to reflect as well.

This website is about Americans throwing away 165 billion dollars worth of food; shown by studies and statistics. It is also about how all Americans waste food including consumers and restaurants.

The NRDC have recently reported that most Americans discard 40% of food per year. As for our average American families ends up throwing away $2,275 annually in food a year. Little as 15% reduction in losses of food waste could save enough to feed 25 million Americans a year.

I thought this article was an excellent 10min reading, it brings out many facts the American Waste Land also brought up in the book. It also mention different authors and reachers that would be good to look on top of Jonathan Bloom as he as wall is brought up in this article.

This article expains ways caregiving facilitys can be more eco-friendly. With the installation of solar panels to save energy. The website also talks about how to construct a buliding to store heat and reduce heat all year-round with out air conditioning.

While reading this article I have realized many companies have been going the Eco- friendly route. On the way to work I saw the VA hospital have solar panels on the overheads in the parking lot. I also see a lot of churches installing solar panels.

I love the comments made in this article. I agree with the author when she states that people have to look at the solar panels as part of the system on the building and not as something added on.

Dana Gunders, at N.R.D.C. she is a project scientist who specializes in food and agriculture. She once stated "This issue has received very little attention in the U.S.," regarding Food Waste. Although some of the bare minimal such as, energy, land, and fresh water all take part in the production for the American consumers.

A resolution passed at the European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg designated 2014 as the "European Year Against Food Waste." With the resolution came a lofty goal: cut food waste in half by 2025, with help from awareness campaigns and other initiatives.

This article talks about a program that K-12th grade schools can implement through out their school. It gives examples on how this program has already been implemented and changed in schools. It also talks about how the program can be implemented in a school. This program is a great way to teach children and staff different ways to create a sustainable school.

I think that is pretty cool that they have the kids get involoved as well, because like you said it is a great way to teach kids about sustainability and maybe some could even educate their parents. "However, most school districts don't have an award-winning nonprofit to implement a comprehensive Zero Waste program for them." (Schumper & Dietz). This comment made me think, are Zero Waste programs very exspensive if it is not through a non-profit group, and is that why other schoos do not implement this?