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Americans waste 40 percent of all food. Meaning we approximately throw 165 billion dollars down the drain and with all that money gone to waste comes major consequences.

In the article, they talk about how UC Berkely is one out of 19 colleges and universities in the region to sign up for the food recovery challenge. They discuss what they're doing and what they plan on doing to prevent waste by composting, recycling and etc.

This article is more in a diagram form. It tells you were all the produce starts and gives you the different steps. At each level it gives information about different food waste or the resources we are wasting in America. This table/article is neat to look at if you're a visual person.

This article is how much produce the world waste. Often times produce is left to rot in the farm lands where it is being grown. You ask why? If the certain product isn't the right shape, color, size, or feel right it is left. This is because the consumers won't buy the product if it looks a little funny. If it makes it to the store the grocer does sales, promotions and other things to have consumers buy more. This then results in waste at home because often times consumers won't use all the product. It goes on to talk about how we can change food waste from happening and other issues within the food waste topic.

As the writer explained, we are throwing food away up to 40 percent every year, 10 times as much as Southeast Asia, and up to 50 percent from the 1970s. As the result, people are buying food unawareness or the fast food.

As the article, there are many ways that food waste affect our environment. It could caused climate change, air pollution, lifecycle and water. For example, food waste could lead to a gas that 25 time stronger than heat in the atmosphere or the breakdown of food waste in landfill could destroy our groundwater.

In this article the author Aron Cramer explains the threat of sustainability and talks about ways its impacting the world; such as climate change. The author then goes into detail of how the government does not want accept the fact that this is reality. The website also lists information regarding the author to provide credibility.

Years ago, we chose the word sustainability to describe societies goals and the belief that its possible. The most common way sustainability has been defined is "the ability to sustain" or "the capacity to endure." It is about our society and its future and the lives we live and everything in it.Sustainability is about being eco-friendly and eco-effective. Society needs to change its marketing strategies.

In this website it talks about how our actions change the climate. It also shows the effects of climate changes.  

In this website a article is written by Grace Interlichia, the article explains that people often mistake sustainability for giving up living pleasures such as desired foods, homes and cars. But in reality its not giving up what people loath but instead creating a better way to live by fuel friendly cars and sustainable farming.

This article gives readers insight to our aim of living style sustainably. For example transportation, and farming. There are also other recommended articles to read relating to this topic.

while this is a good article it gives room for argument.

This article talks about the myth of having your appliances plugged in and still sucking up your energy, especially older appliances. So it turns out that even though your appliance is turned off, it's still wasting energy because it's plugged in.

This website gives information on how we can help save our environment. It has different sections which give knowledge on certain subjects, like Smart Growth and Sustainable Communities, Air,Climate and Energy, Sustainable Water, and Materials Managment and Safe Products. 

It is the EPA web page. They give ideas and ways to help improve the environment in all facets of life.

This article discusses the types of action EPA is taking in regards to sustainability. They also talk about the growth, the water, and the efforts they are making to help communities prosper the environment, economy, and society.

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."

40 percent of the food being thrown away in the US equals up to 165 billion dollars.  That's a lot of money, if we saved a little more maybe we could help get our selves out of a recession.

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.

This article is mainly talking about a change that a food industry alliance is trying to do with grocery manufactures associations. They have started trying to find local restaurants, stores, and food processors to cut those transport times and extend the life shelves of produce. This committee has begun the research step to try and help America with food waste and taking their first steps.

this article talks about a solution that is in the making that will reduce food waste.

American's on average waste 40 percent of food. here are five ways to reduce the food waste. in site, all right, Avoid portion distortion, love your leftovers, and Expiration exasperation.

This is a very interesting article. It talks about a restaurant in Australia that requires you to eat all of your food otherwise you are given a fine and told not to return. This is their part in helping reduce food waste with an interesting spin on it.

Transportation of food creates a climate change in the environment. Carbon Dioxide is the largest contributor to the emissions in our air. Processed transported food has increased over the past fifty years.

This article talks about how wasting food also causes the waste of energy and water. It gives a graph of the total percentage of food wasted and food consumed. 

40 percent of food in The United States today, goes uneaten. They talk about statistcs and what should and can be done to avoid food waste.

A quick overview of how much energy and resources are wasted with food waste. It goes over how Europe is already making efforts to improve food waste and why America should follow suite and how it can benefit our country.