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this lead to layoffs and peoples overall sense of security going down hill. Food Security has been hit the hardest as those that had plenty now are adjusting to eating from places like local food banks. Food Banks in Windsor, Ontario are seeing double digit increases in the amount of need for their services. The catch, the big companies that donated to them so they could buy food are no longer donating, hitting them, on both sides of the scoresheet. As it stands, the biggest problem effecting our population here in my town is unemployment, equaling a Food Security shortage. Now....... On to how we fix it.

According to Robin Shreeves of SustainABlog, the U.S. wastes 30% of it's food at a cost of $48,200,000,000 per year.

So why in the world would we waste that much money? The answer is visibility. We throw away food incrementally. We never really get to see the total picture of what we're wasting. The big denomination of waste most Americans ever see is one 13 gallon trash can full.

To solve this problem I think the United States needs to implement a waste sorting and accountability law. This would have 4 key components: U.S. citizens and businesses should have to sort their garbage by reusable food stuffs, non-usable food garbage, recyclables, and non-recyclable garbage Garbage dumpsters and outside storage canisters would be eliminated forcing people to keep there garbage inside until trash pickup day Trash pickup services would be more very expensive for non-recyclables and non-usable food stuffs, but free for recyclables and reusable food stuffs Food shortage agencies would be responsible for picking up reusable food stuff garbage on a daily or twice daily schedule and distributing it to those in need