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in 2010, 48.8million Americans live in food insecure households.19.4 percent of households in Mississippi are the highest food insecurity. the highest it has ever been.

It seems governments and people are putting effort to achieve sustainability. World Commission on Environment and Development said a sustainable society "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Living sustainably, there would be no waste, and we would use half the amount of energy and materials budget we do now. "We need self-respect, identity, community, love, variety, beauty, challenge, and a purpose in living that is greater than material accumulation."

the journey from the farm to the store to the dinner table, nearly half of America's food never gets eaten. most households throw away about 50 billion dollars' worth of food each year.

This pages gives information on how Americans waste half of what they purchase.

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 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.

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.

A wonderful page that tries to make everyone be aware on how much food they waste but the most important a few ways in how to prevented. One way that i really liked was putting leftovers in visible parts of the fridge like in the front or the door.

the article is web based slide show that goes through 12 different ways to prevent food waste. it gives example of food waste and than solutions on how to prevent it or minimize food waste

The article provides 12 ways that prevent food waste at home. As we all know form our reading this is a level were a lot of food is wasted. Maybe we can begin to get involved to stop food waste at home.

This site is based off of Jonathan Blooms book "American Wasteland". This site just bullets main points on the book and the importance of American Wasteland.

Shows Accurate statistics on where we are in terms of food waste

The actual web site on american wasteland. based on his book. This includes information about theauthor and the book, tips of preventing food waste. informaiton on food waste. it also personal articles from others regarding ways they are cutting food waste

"Society of St. Andrew" This site talks about food waste in America, Global Food Waste, Environmental impact of U.S. food waste. This site also has links to other informational studies and reports and are helpful with this topic.

This website was about food waste in America which included everywhere such as households, restaurants and so on. American wasted 12 percents of food and only three percents was recovered so the rest of them disposed in landfills.

In this article it gives reasons why so much food is waste in America. After looking at all the food waste and searching through the food that is wasted they noticed most of the people don't know what they throw away.

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.

Has food waste gone unnoticed? Food waste has become one of those things we do daily without any guilt of what we are doing. In "Stepping Up to the Plate to Reduce Food Waste" wants us to do just that. Nearly half of our food ends up in the garbage costing around $165 billion. About $160 pounds of food wasted and dumped in the garbage. This article recognizes food waste as a problem and wants to bring back all the old slogans you used to see. "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle." Lets make the world a better place.