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this article explains how americans feel bad about wasting food but they still do it anyway.it also talks about the percentages about how many people feel bad about wasting there food

Food waste is the cause of 23 percent of methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas. which is bad for the earth, and everyone living on it.

Grocery stores are throwing out food that is still good, none of it is rotten of bad. But because the expiration date is nearing they throw it out.

going to the store while hungry could be a bad thing. Because we would waste money on food we do not need

this article talks about all the food that is wasted down the food chain.

This article gives you a guide on what is in your refrigerator so you know what will go bad in such little notice. It builds up a habit on looking through your refrigerator daily.

In this page the author from our book, American Wasteland, its mentioned and some statistics from our book. Its pretty similar to the things that we are studying and seen before. The waste of food on restaurants, supermarkets, etc.

the statistics given in here are just terrifying just like all the other statistics. i find really smart on how to prevent the disposal of food. when fruit goes bad it could be turn into smoothies instead of throwing it away.

In this article by David Bakke; he discusses the problem of food waste and gives his opinion on the matter. He then gives a detailed alternative to waste food; by being aware of how to save food with a refrigerator.

possible ways to reduce food waste in america : Refrigerator conscience : being aware of what you have in your house so that you don't miss an experation date or over buy Know when you stuff will go bad; make sure to use it before that date. make left overs and eat left overs

This sites defines what genetically modified foods are and gives good links to provide more information. It also discusses if GM foods are good or bad for you. Good information. 

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.

Great tips on how to cut down food waste. Cutting food waste how it helps you make yummy food in the kitchen. The last one is important to read.

Original: "Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without" is a favorite adage in both frugal and green circles, and it is something I strive to live by. One of the best ways to "use it up" is to think differently about our food and ways to avoid wasting it. Lloyd wrote a great post a while back about the statistics for how much food we waste in the U.S., and the numbers are, frankly, appalling. On average, we waste 14% of our food purchases per year, and the average American family throws out over $600 of fruit per year. Paraphrase: Half the loaf of bread goes stale and the grapes aren't as fresh. With an attitude to stop waste and some creativity, you can create new things with your food before it actually goes bad. Left over roasted vegetable can be made into soup and leftover rice can be added into oatmeal the next morning. There are many more ways to reduce waste in your home.

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.

Ideas and ways to organize food in your pantry and fridge, also encourage kids to eat the food before it goes bad.

This are 10 tip to prevent food waste at home. Also a great idea to get family members involved. The 1st tip is don't go shopping on an empty stomach. I do this often and it always turns to be bad idea!

This paper talks about how so many kids take a packed lunch to school but almost all of it ends up in the trash. This because kids want to eat the foods that are bad for you or look cool compared to healthy boring stuff that ends up in the trash. What kid wants to eat healthy.

this web page is a video on where all your food waste goes. it shows how it can be re used to grow new foods and tells you why food waste is bad .

This article talks about the food wastage from an environmental perspective and where wastage happened. It also explains what food wastage causes, and give three general levels where action is needed, these three are reducing food wastage, recycling and recovery.

In this article it explains all the negative sides of food waste, how it harm the climate, water, land, and biodiversity. It also explains how the food waste starts from the bottom, poor harvest, distribution and consumptions. This article gives you an overall picture of how bad is food waste.

I liked reading this article. It has facts about the all the food wasted, field losses, about economy and the millions tonnes of global food waste each year. It also helps us reading it because it talks about how can we stop the rot.

this article explains how bad food waste is around the world