"Behavior change is difficult," Bloom admits. "But this is a situation where there is real self-interest in play. Why wouldn't you want to stop throwing away money and do the right thing for the environment by not throwing away food."
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Who is wasting food
The U.S. Department of Agriculture surveyed studies of consumer food waste. More food is wasted in summer months. Younger children waste more food than older children. Females waste more than males. Higher income individuals waste more than lower income individuals. Larger households (with more children, of course) waste more than smaller households. People waste more food when they eat at a restaurant than when they eat at home.
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"TOO" of Sanpete, UT says, "They wasted a whole pie just in that picture alone."
I assure you, no food was wasted in the making of this article.
The very idea that I would waste pie! Ha! I've been waiting More..
Most of the food waste I see comes from potlucks at work, church, or wherever...there's always way too much food and most of it ends up in the garbage. This is my pet peeve about potlucks: People just don't understand how much food they More..
I don't have a food waste problem, What is not eaten by my family goes to my chickens and pigs who then return to eggs and meat for my family. nothing goes to waste.