5 Unsavory Food Waste Myths

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By Sarah LozanovaJan 19, 2016, 7:00 am166 pts
Did you know that 40% of food is wasted from farm to fork to landfill in the United States? Sadly, this has huge social and environmental consequences. Transporting food “from farm to fork” uses 10 percent of the total energy budget of the U.S., 50 percent of U.S. land, and a staggering 80 percent of our…

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