Food Waste by Olamide Ayeni

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Food Waste by Olamide Ayeni


link:https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/eatgreenfs_feb2010.pdf





Wasting food is a big problem in the U.S. Not only does it waste money but it is really bad for carbon footprint. 27% of all food products in the US go to waste. So of the different components that go into producing food like water pesticides energy packaging and transporting as well as food and antibiotics for animals rules for food like cows pigs and chickens. All of these components cause global warming pollution for food that is going to be discarded. Almost all of this waste ends up in landfills where it releases more greenhouse gases creating global warming and air pollution as it decomposes. 14% of households food purchases go to waste which is like throwing money away.Only buy food you were going to eat look at the expiration dates and plan from there.



What more can you do at home to prevent food waste?

What can we do at school to prevent food waste?

Comments

  1. UnknownSeptember 28, 2018 at 11:49 AM

    at school we can take the time to throw away our waste in the correct bin

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2018 at 12:24 PM

    We need to work on our food waste at home and at school. By cutting down on the mount of plastic packaging on food, I believe we should be able to see an impact on the amount of carbon in the atmosphere that is there because of food.

    -Caroline Wilhelms

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  3. UnknownSeptember 28, 2018 at 12:28 PM

    Dont waste food
    Ray

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  4. AnonymousOctober 2, 2018 at 11:27 AM


    We need to cut down on are portions and use less plastic to help the enviormeny

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  5. AnonymousOctober 5, 2018 at 12:02 PM

    At school, many people throw away the food they don't want to eat. Maybe this could be resolved by making better tasting lunches or encouraging people to give others food they don't want.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 12, 2018 at 9:54 AM

    maybe we should stop buying more food tha we need or were hungry for.

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  7. AnonymousOctober 12, 2018 at 10:01 AM

    We are wasting incredible amounts of food and really not knowing what to do with it and how to correctly dispose of it without affecting our planet

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  8. AnonymousOctober 17, 2018 at 12:08 PM

    I admit I waste a lot of food but I never knew in long term it was effecting our environment, but now ill make sure to buy what we need and not want foods that I will most likely never eat

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  9. UnknownOctober 19, 2018 at 8:14 AM

    we can cut down our portions of food
    Sammie Katz

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