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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.

This artice has a several options to learn more about food waste and sustainabilty and all the different aspects within it. One of the main articles focuses on the simplicity of how something as easily obtained as an at home garden can make our world a better place.

There is such thing as raising healthy food humans as well as animals that doesn't harm the environment, thats save  and equal for workers (even farmers), respects the animals and supports our communities. As humans we need to recycle not waste, we need to refuse what is reusable and make our environment safe.

This webside is very interesting for me because of all the information they give to us about where to donate food in the United States. Also when we donate food we make someone happy.

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This is a great article for someone who wants tips on how to minimize food waste. The author gives crucial info on how to save food.

Food waste is a big problem for Americans today. We can solve this problem by doing a few things watching and limiting what we buy and eat, saving what we do not finish, and ignoring sale by dates because they are not expiration dates. Using methods like these we can successfully reduce food waste from one pound a day per person.

This article explains the problem of food waste in America and how we can reverse it. He explains that groups of researchers are figuring out how to use our wasted foods and turn them into things we can reuse.

This article explains to us about how much money we waste by throwing food in the trash. It also explains the percentages and overall money we spend as a country on food we throw away.

The average family throws out around $2,275 in food annually. And for most Americans around $40 a month, or 33 lbs of food, ends up in the trash.

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!!!

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.

This talks about how much food is wasted. this page also has two graphs one what is wasted in america not only food but other materials.

This article talks about how recycling food has environmental benefits. It also states how food waste has both economical and environmental consequences. 

In this website the text is about the amount of food being wasted in 2010; which then gives the results. It also states the harsh consequences of food waste and also benefits of food wasting.

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.

There are ten simple thing that everyone can do to help make sure that we can really be sustainable for the future decades to come. In order to do so we need to understand where our food is really coming from, and what power we really do have as a consumer.

The average person throws away about 20 pounds of food each month, that adds up between $28-$43. The United Nations has predicted that the U.S. will need about 70 percent more food to feed the projected population, in 2050, with how much we waste today. We're not only wasting food,we're also wasting water, energy, chemicals, packaging, and gas transporting discarded food. All of this is taken to produce and distribute the food and where does it end up? In the landfills.

http://www.nrdc.org/living/eatingwell/files/foodwaste_2pgr.pdf. short informational facts regarding food waste in America and its finicial impact. it was shows the precentage of what types of food to wastes . it also explaines different ways to prevent food waste and why it is important to reduce the amount of food we waste

590 billion pounds of food is grown every year. Out of that 590 billion, 160 billion is wasted. On average, a person creates 5 pounds of trash every day. Out of what we throw away, 12 percent is edible.

In this article by Ronald Bailey he discusses the problem and gives an average of how much food is being wasted; he also gives supported statistics from researchers across the nation. He also discusses the reason why Americans waste food and includes why it needs to be stopped.

One of the issues we waste food is because the wealthier we get, the more we unconsiously spend money at restaurants and at home and then waste food. The issue of wasted food is not on the radar of Americans.

This website gives a couple of general facts about food waste to start out. It then goes gives out information and the concept of a couple groups and organisations that are made specifically to help food waste.

This article explains how when we waste food we are basically wasting money, energy, land and water. It also says different ways we can start saving food, recycling, or compose food that is not wanted.

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.

Ira Sager the journalist of the this article talks about how much money is wasted because of food waste. She goes on to say how many pounds of food is wasted. The number one thing that is thrown away is food scrapes, not plastic or paper. Those food scrapes we could be composting. She stated that wasting food is a cultural habit. We are use to doing it and it is culturally acceptable. Breaking this awful food waste habit then there is going to have to be an adjustment in our society. Also she talks about how many people think the government needs to get involved and do something about food waste.

One of the biggest reasons we throw away food is we over buy it and that's how it gets wasted. Veggies and fruits are the most wasted because some of them dont grow to the standards that need met or some other reasons.

Here is a quick review about food waste, how we can preserve our foods and make use of leftovers and what we buy as a consumer. Just because some foods may have blemishes doesn't mean that they can't be consumed or used for cooking.

Here are a few tips on how we as consumers can contribute to food sustainability. Even though the article is a European one, does not mean we cannot take some notes.

Sustainability is defined here. We are given a picture which demonstrates the three spheres of sustainability including environmental, Social, and Economic at Vanderbilt University. These are possible ideas our society could use as well.