NRDC's new report on food waste.

Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill

nrdc.org 21 Aug '12, 2pm

NRDC's new report on food waste.

Gains can be made quickly. In just five years, avoidable household food waste in the United Kingdom has been reduced 18 percent. The complexity of the issue cannot be ignored. At the heart are two basic realities that must be acknowledged upfront. The first is that food represents a small portion of many Americans' budgets, making the financial cost of wasting food too low to outweigh the convenience of it. Second, there is the plain economic truth that the more food consumers waste, the more those in the food industry are able to sell. This is true throughout the supply chain where waste downstream translates to higher sales for anyone upstream. Overcoming these challenges as well as the other drivers of food waste discussed in this document will require all hands on deck from the U.S. government to consumers to business. It will also require raising the priority of reduc...

Full article: http://www.nrdc.org/food/wasted-food.asp

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@SurvivalFoodHQ » 19 Sep '12, 5am
$47 Billion! Environmental Issues. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. [link]
@e_alliance » 16 Sep '12, 7pm
Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill: [link] #stopfoodwaste
@dbobsnodgrass » 13 Sep '12, 7pm
Reducing Food Waste and Losses in the U.S. Food Supply. Once upon a time we wasted far less [link] via @NRDC
@GeorgeDearing » 12 Sep '12, 8pm
Huge needs at local level RT @dgunders: Wasted: How America is Losing 40% of its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill - [link]
@DarryleP » 12 Sep '12, 7pm
Shame on US: RT @NRDC: @dgunders Wasted: How America is Losing 40% of its Food from Farm 2 Landfill [link] via @thescramble
@thescramble » 12 Sep '12, 7pm
Food waste stinks! RT @NRDC: RT @dgunders Wasted: How America is Losing 40% of its Food from Farm 2 Fork 2 Landfill [link]
@7uk4s_omg » 12 Sep '12, 4pm
the #world has no #scarcity problem, it has a #waste problem !!! [link]
@coolfireconserv » 11 Sep '12, 2pm
40% food is wasted in the US. Household waste in the UK has reduced 18% in last 5 years. Change is possible! [link] via @nrdc
@NRDC » 10 Sep '12, 10pm
Getting food to our tables eats up 10 percent of the total U.S. energy budget [link] (via @dgunders)
@SBTrips » 10 Sep '12, 1pm
RT @uie_hort: Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill [link]
@BethSteegs » 10 Sep '12, 1pm
RT @urbangarden: Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill [link]
@bfholmes » 07 Sep '12, 6pm
It's so true & I hate it! Reducing Food Waste and Losses in the U.S. Food Supply | NRDC [link]
@JAguerregaray » 04 Sep '12, 7pm
“@cukmi: En EEUU tiran el 40% de la comida a la basura. Equivale a 165 mil millones de U$S cada año [link]” mamita querida!
@eduardh » 04 Sep '12, 12pm
Ik vraag me af waarom er in de V.S. nog zo'n probleem is met Obesitas [link]
@roadtripwreason » 03 Sep '12, 5pm
Americans throw out 40% of the food they buy - as a whole, this adds up to $165 billion worth of wasted food / year. [link]
@foodcycle » 03 Sep '12, 11am
52% waste on fruit + veg - new stats from US, Canada, Aus + NZ. Surely time for something to be done! [link] #foodwaste
@paulabarriosp » 31 Aug '12, 5pm
New NRDC report examines inefficiencies in U.S. #food system from farm to landfill! #ESG #CSR [link]
@w_ype » 31 Aug '12, 2pm
RT @STWR_: A new report shows that 40% of food in the US is thrown away [link]
@TOC79 » 31 Aug '12, 1pm
How you can help change the vicious food waste cycle in the USA #beathunger [link] @dgunder
@Valentinaaa » 30 Aug '12, 8pm
40% of food in the U.S. goes uneaten. We throw out about $165 billion each year. Do your part to reduce food waste [link]
@global_sharing » 30 Aug '12, 6pm
A new report shows that 40% of food in the US is thrown away [link]
@DavidKemp6 » 29 Aug '12, 2pm
RT @PCUSA_SO: RT PresbyterianCPJ: An average U.S. family of 4 wastes $2,275 in food each year, or 20 pounds per person per month! [link]
@PCUSA_SO » 29 Aug '12, 2pm
RT PresbyterianCPJ: An average U.S. family of 4 wastes $2,275 in food each year, or 20 pounds per person per month! [link]
@foresightINV » 29 Aug '12, 2pm
Getting wasted....40% of the US food supply. Great issue brief on the topic of food waste from @NRDC [link]
@argus27 » 28 Aug '12, 9am
report calls on Americans to cut food waste [link] #food # sustainability via @food_forward @NRDC
@HeySonnie » 28 Aug '12, 1am
@cheesivore [link]
@nachoarina » 27 Aug '12, 8pm
@bienahi Los norteamericanos tiran un 40% de su comida ("$165 billion each year") [link]
@Food_Forward » 27 Aug '12, 5pm
NRDC report calls on Americans to cut food waste now [link]
@YPLakeO » 27 Aug '12, 3pm
Some food makes you do terrible things. [link]
@VRolfini » 26 Aug '12, 10pm
RT @zinniamartinez: 0_o RT @cukmi: Los norteamericanos tiran el 40% de la comida a la basura. [link] Aquí también hacemos eso!
@zinniamartinez » 26 Aug '12, 10pm
0_o RT @cukmi: Los norteamericanos tiran el 40% de la comida a la basura. Equivale a 165 mil millones de U$S cada año [link]
@marturua » 26 Aug '12, 10pm
RT @gallo1: Los norteamericanos tiran el 40% de la comida a la basura. Equivale a 165 mil millones de U$S cada año [link]
@gallo1 » 26 Aug '12, 10pm
Los norteamericanos tiran el 40% de la comida a la basura. Equivale a 165 mil millones de U$S cada año [link]
@MomDishesItOut » 26 Aug '12, 5pm
Reducing food waste will alleviate hunger, increase efficient use of resources, and result in significant cost savings. [link]
@Heal_The_Earth » 26 Aug '12, 1pm
"@EarthOpenSource: America trashes 40% of its food supply [link]" ["What A Waste When There Are So Many People Without Food!"]
@ariesaptaji » 26 Aug '12, 11am
Amerika memboroskan makanan => [link] ; negeri ini memboroskan abab!
@EarthOpenSource » 26 Aug '12, 9am
America trashes 40% of its food supply [link]
@ariesaptaji » 25 Aug '12, 11pm
Hmmm... berapa persen ya yang kubuang sia-sia? [link] [link]
@russlus » 25 Aug '12, 12pm
Food waste along supply chain is the other side of US drought problem - [link]
@MrGreenGus » 25 Aug '12, 10am
RT "@oxfamsouthwest: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill [link]"
@WakeUpCallUSA » 24 Aug '12, 9pm
Reducing Food Waste and Losses in the U.S. Food Supply will alleviate hunger and reduce costs [link] #wakeupcallusa
@JodyPozen » 24 Aug '12, 3pm
Hard to believe 40% of food in the U.S. goes uneaten. Insight & solutions: [link] via @NRDC. #sustainability #environment
@NamasteLeFae » 24 Aug '12, 2pm
Nearly Half of our food goes to waste [link] ... So right now - what can you do... [link]
@charlesyu » 24 Aug '12, 3am
Food waste is a big problem in America [link]
@YPLakeO » 24 Aug '12, 2am
OMG! 40% of America's food gets thrown out! [link]
@FoodBanking » 24 Aug '12, 1am
Kudos to @NRDC for new report on US food waste - reducing losses by 15% could feed over 25 million Americans a year [link]
@mamasolskitchen » 24 Aug '12, 12am
RT @RootsofChange: RT @Fooducate: Shocking stat of the day: US wastes 40% of food production ($165B worth !!![link]
@mikuolin » 23 Aug '12, 11pm
RT @twruralfront: “@edpadawan: Scary! Chart of how little of the food we produce actually gets eaten. [link]” 可有台灣產地到餐桌食物落差的數據？
@twruralfront » 23 Aug '12, 11pm
“@edpadawan: Scary! Chart of how little of the food we produce actually gets eaten. [link]” 可有台灣產地到餐桌食物落差的數據？
@klbarlow » 23 Aug '12, 8pm
Unbelievable. And people go hungry? [link]