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This article is about the sustainability need in the food waste area. This article explain that we should recycle our food by composting and also explain two types of ways to compost.

To achieve a sustainable society then food waste must be recycled as opposed to being sent to landfill sites around the country. We all know the problems that our planet is suffering through global warming that is partly aided by the greenhouse gasses that are produced when food waste is sent to landfill and the ensuing fluctuations in temperature that is suffered around the globe.

I really like your comment Norma i Read the same thing but saw it in a different light. But then after reading about your going green comment i thought about how ironic it is that color is being considered a sustainability method. It is great when you can see something from someone else point of view and get more from something you already agreed with.

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 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 is an interview by Ira Flatow. Dana Gunders whos is an agriculture project scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco and the author of American Wasteland Jonathon Bloom are being interviewed. They talk about the topic of food waste.

This is an interview done by Ira Flatow. She interviews Dana Gunders and also the Author of the book we are currently reading, Jonathan Bloom. They cover the idea and concept of food waste.

This website is about a global effort call Unilever Food Solutions North America. They are coming together to help people be more aware of food waste. They are going to give people resources, tools, and skills to help them not waste so much food. They are helping mostly the foodservice industry tackle this problem of food waste.

Food waste at home, most people want to prevent it. they just don't know where to start. this article teaches tips and tricks to avoid food waste in the home.

A director named Michael Hewett, of a Publix Super Markets Inc., Suggests that packaging can be used to fix the food waste crisis in america.

One reason why people should be more food waste conscientious, this article reminds us of how fortunate some of us can be.

Timothy Jones, a food waste studier, explained on the news that the total of food waste in the U.S was $155, $55 billion from household, $45 billion from restaurants and $35 billion from farm. He added, American family should cut down the expenses for grocery because most of the family bought food and don't eat them.

Dana was a town girl and in very difficulty family. However, after she has traveled through Southeast Asia has changed her life to see how less food waste there was. When Dana got into College, she started to take action to make American waste valuable.

This article breaks down different facts about plastic waste. It talks about the process of recycling plastic and benefits of recycling plastic. this author gives statics on how much plastic is wasted and recycled. He also talks about what what they do with plastic after it is pick up from curb-side or drop off centers.

Food waste ranges from 25 - 75 percent, depending on the food type, that amounts to 1.3 tons of edible food that's tossed each year. The food industry creates up to 30% of the world's annual carbon emissions. That's not it, it creates more emissions once it's discarded to landfills.

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.

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

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.

This article talks about the massive amount of food that is wasted each year in America. It focuses more on the waste that goes on in the production, packaging, and shipping part than in our homes. It is a very interesting article that brings up many valid points.

This blog post/ article talk specifically about the food waste that occurs in restaurants.

this artile give the reader 9 ways they can cut down on food waste. it also talks about what they can do with there wasted food insted of throwing it away

Help is given on ways to buy and prepare food to help you save food and money. The Environmental impact goes to waste as well when we waste food. The way we pack our foods needs to be more Green and environmentally friendly as well.

This chart and article show the changes since 1974 to today. It also shows how it is wasted between consumers, production, and distribution.