The US wants to cut food waste in half. We’re not even close.

Grist
By Frida GarzaJan 22, 2025, 4:30 am161 pts
The United States is nowhere near its goal of cutting food waste in half by 2030, according to new analysis from the University of California, Davis. In September 2015, the U.S. set an ambitious target of reducing its food loss and waste by 50 percent. The idea was to reduce the amount of food that ends up in…

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