Why Americans waste so much food
Even though American consumers throw away about 80 billion pounds of food a year, only about half are aware that food waste is a problem. Even more, researchers have identified that most people perceive benefits to throwing food away, some of which have limited basis in fact. Ref. Source 7e.
I hate seeing food waste. Considering how much we need food and how much a part of our daily routine it is you would think something as basic as food could not ever go to waste but it does. A lot of wasteage is in the junk food industry.
Transforming last night's leftovers into green energy. In a classic tale of turning trash into treasure, two different processes soon may be the favored dynamic duo to turn food waste into green energy, according to a study. Source 5i.