Dive summary:
- New analysis by the New York-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) estimated Americans are throwing away $165 million worth of uneaten food each year.
- The study found there has been a 50% increase in food waste since the 1970s in the United States, about $2,275 per family per year.
- According to the EPA, if food waste was composted rather than put into landfills environmental benefits include “improving soil health and structure; increasing drought resistance; and reducing the need for supplemental water, fertilizers, and pesticides…”
From the article:
Food waste comprises about 40 percent of all food generated in the United States, according to a new study.
The analysis by the New York-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) estimates that Americans are throwing away the equivalent of $165 million in unconsumed food each year, according to a news release. ...
