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leonel lopez

5 Ways to Stop Wasting Food - Made Just Right - 0 views

  • Approximately 1.3 billion tons or one-third of the food produced worldwide is wasted or lost, according to statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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    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.
claudecollopylee

Eye opening statistics on food waste | Guy Goes Green - 0 views

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    Regarding food waste. The average american throws away 25% of food we prepare and we waste 96 billion pound of food a year. we produce twice as much food as need per person which ends up costs the our county 1 billion dollars in food diposal. ****account for the largest human related source of methane which is a greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide. food statistics**** the average houshold of 4 wastes around 590.00 a year in food waste by throughing it out
Norma Sanchez

Hunger & Poverty Statistics - 0 views

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    This site fives statistics about hunger and poverty. Maybe may being aware of this we can change the statistics by giving good food to the hungry.
Jordan Ruiz

7 shocking food waste statistics - 0 views

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    7 surprising facts about food waste
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    this blog is all about food waste in North America and the rest of the world. food waste is a shocking subject. This blog narrows the statistics of food waste to seven shocking ones.
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    this article shows how shocking food waste is with these statistics
Christian Castanon

Reduce Food Waste in America - Statistics & Facts - 0 views

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    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.
Veronica Guzman

Tons of food waste crams landfills, adds to methane gas | Hunger Solutions Minnesota - 0 views

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    It seems that Bloom is a major source when it comes to food waste because this is the second article that quotes him. This article gives statistics and information everyone should be aware of. They also give this great example of how America has a great obesity problem and that they say to chuck away the last few slices of that pizza instead of eating them!! Wrong! maybe we should just not buy the pizza if we do not need to eat it! The examples just show how we don't really think twice before throwing food away.
claudecollopylee

an Idea to use to Reduce Food Waste in America - Statistics & Facts - 0 views

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    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.
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    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
ashcam

Waste In America - 0 views

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    This article talks about the statistics of food that is not eaten in America. Where we go wrong in our daily food tendencies. The decrease in food waste if we adjust our waste habits is also referenced here.
Veronica Guzman

UN food agency stunner: World loses one-third of total global food production | ThinkPr... - 0 views

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    This article actually quotes our American Wasteland book. It gives statistics that Bloom explains in chapter 2 of AWL
Arthur Parra

American Food Waste Also Wastes Millions in Energy | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    Not only does wasting food hurt our wallets but now we find out that it waste our energy too. The Texas University estimates that if America would stop wasting food altogether(by some sort of magic) that they would save 2 percent of its annual energy!!!
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    This particular article is about our food waste is also wasting energy at the same time. It gives very specific statistics about the foods we waste.
Robbyn Purcell

Eye Opening Statistics on Food Waste - 1 views

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    As we all know food waste has become a serious problem, but do you really realize how serious? Millions of dollars are wasted with all the food we through out on a daily basis.
leonel lopez

Food Waste in America - "The Big Waste" - Addoway - 0 views

  • 5 Billion eggs are thrown to trash every year - just because they are the wrong size, or their color may be slightly off.  You read that right -- 5 BIILLION EGGS!!  How many omelets could be made for hungry children from 5 BILLION Eggs
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    This is a page where it has a small document where people can live comments about food waste. The discussion is based on a program that was aired on food waste and there are some statistics.
leonel lopez

How Bad Is Food Waste In America? - 0 views

  • According to a government study, an estimated 27 percent of food is available for consumption out of the tons that ended up in the landfill
  • 1997 on food waste and determined 96.4 billion pounds of the 356 billion pounds of edible food
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    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.
claudecollopylee

Wasted Food -- Jonathan Bloom on food waste and how it can be avoided | a look at how A... - 0 views

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

Daily amount of food waste in America enough to fill a football stadium - 1 views

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    This article expressly greatly on our food waste, its also think with the author of "American wasteland", which we are familiar with. U.S economy continues its downward spiral, and this article tells us a little on that.
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    American Wasteland, a book written by Jonathan Bloom talks about the statistics of the food waste in America. This artice in particular gives us the option to look into even more statistics of how severe the food waste in America has become today. These numbers keep gradually increasing sending our whole stability on Earth out of line. The more food we waste the more food we expect to grow. However the harsh conditions we expect Earth to withstand are apalling; Not only the soil but the atmophere are at risk of causing serious damages to the future of life as we know it
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    The ridiculous amount of food that is carelessly wasted.
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    Daily amount of food waste in America enough to fill a football stadium
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    This article gives a clear picture of just how much food we waste a day. It talks about how Americans fill a football stadium each day with the amount of food we waste and how that negatively effects the environment. It also touches on how we are a society that went from having many farmers and a greater appreciation for the work that went into growing the food to not knowing or caring where it came from and how much we waste.
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    Jonathan Benson states that there is enough food waste in America to fill a football stadium and has been increasing over the years. He also talks about the cause of all the food being wasted in America and gives supported reasons.
claudecollopylee

Food waste in other countrys UK Food Waste Facts & Statistics | Love Food Hate Waste - 0 views

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    a web site in UK regarding food waste . The web site gives facts about food waste in the UK and how to prevent. Per the website 50%4 of the food thrown away in the UK comes from homes ( aroundthat 7.2 million tons of food waste from the home)
Candice Spencer

Shocking Food Waste Statistics - 0 views

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    We as Americans waste millions of pounds of food. The statistics will surprise you.
Misty Endicott

How the U.S. manages to waste $165 billion in food each year - 0 views

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    Food waste doesn't just occur by someone simply throwing it out. Food waste happens before it even hits our dinner table. This article discusses the consumption of different foods and the waste.
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    This article breaks down how America waste food. it gives food waste statistics in America. Its Jonathan Bloom's American Wasteland in an article.
kelsey giebink

Food waste: Natural Resources Defense Council says 40% of U.S. food wasted Read more: ... - 0 views

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    In this article it's saying that 20 pounds of food is wasted each month for each of the 311 million americans. That amounts to $1,350 to $2,275 a month.  That's what most people make in a month. Also throwing away cereal that isn't all the way gone, just to clear or make room in your pantry.
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    This article talks about statistics in food waste in America
maria buelna

A War Against Wasted Food - 1 views

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    How habbits will be hard to break and will take time. Followed by wasting habbits and how they affect us.
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    Should be interesting!
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    Just as much we try hard to recycle paper, organizations are trying to do the same by helping food not being wasted. They are forming donations to food banks for the undernourished.
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    Most foods are thrown away while still being fully edible because of cosmetic blemishes or overstocking. Food industry alliance are planning a 3 year initiative to reduce the tremendous amount of food waste. The environmental consequences are endless.
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    The Grocery Manufacturers Association is conducting a plan to donate more food instead of throwing it away. They are being financed by the Food Marketing Institute to help with transportation and the restoration of food. They will begin by conducting surveys in regards to why the food is being thrown out in the first place then act on their findings.
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    According to the most recent available statistics, more than 30 million tons of food was dumped in landfills in 2009, making food by far the most abundant material there by weight, the federal Environmental Protection Agency says. (That calculation excludes industrial, construction and hazardous waste.) This amounts roughly to 200 pounds a year for every man, woman and child in the United States.
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    Currently 50 million households suffer from food insecurity, meaning that family members cannot always meet their basic food needs. .
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