After
all the hype in the media about America’s Debt Deficit being in the Trillions
does it make sense that Americans account for $165 Billion Dollars annually in food waste. As a country we have reached new levels of
poverty and yet based on U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s estimates an average American tosses out about $500 in food a
year?
New Yorkers have
noticed it hasn’t even snowed yet this year!! we’re at record breaking
temperatures further more raising awareness to the fact that our Environmental
abuse has taken its toll and you’d have to be crazy not to notice it.
Do you know what the NUMBER ONE contribution of solid waste to
our landfills are? FOOD SCRAPS, accounting
for about 25% of our methane gas emissions.
The numbers are frightening, and yet I’ve seen the food waste. Everytime, I clean out my fridge I end up
tossing food I’ve forgotten about. And on Freegan Tour, I can easily picture HUGE
bags of still good food being tossed out for mostly cosmetic purposes.
This
year, I’m going to be really much more conscious of Food Waste and hopefully be
able to post some of my tips. I can say
right now, after this post I’m going to my fridge and take a tally of my existing
contents to make a meal instead of going to the grocery store as I had planned
early this morning.
Look at what Europe's Government has developed to address food waste !! Why is the USA so behind in the battle against Food Waste? http://england.lovefoodhatewaste.com/
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