ATTACK
The Waste
Different Uses
Food has many other uses than just nutrients. Cut up and freeze aging fruits and make a killer smoothie later on, olive oil can be used as a great body lotion, and banana work as an amazing wart remover. Look what you have in the pantry and look for other ways to not let that food go to waste!
Prevention
The freezer is your best friend! Putting unwanted food into the freezer can lengthen it's life by almost 10x and can keep most foods fresh for months! Another way to prevent waste is to have a look at your pantry and see which foods are closest to expiring. Use those ingredients in your next meal and keep it out of the trash!
Those In Need
Most of us do't realize how much food we actually waste and how much could be donated to those in need. By saving just 25% of the food we waste, we could feed over 795 million people who suffer from hunger everyday or provide a full 3 meals a day for 43 million people! Think of those in need and attack the waste!
Enviroment
97% of wasted food will end up in a landfill. Food waste in landfills have produced over 3.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide which has greatly accelerated global warming in the world. Along with that, decomposing food produces methane as well, which is 21x more potent than carbon dioxide! No wonder we have seen temperatures sky rocketing over the past few years
How Much Waste?
About one third of all the food produced will eventually be wasted, around 1.3 tons of food! If we were to take the food we have wasted and pile it all together, there would be enough food to give everyone on earth 20 pounds! Remember to think of the less fortunate when you throw away those scraps!
What Do We Waste?
Most of what we waste is items you would find in almost every household. Bread by far though is the most wasted food in the world. Milk follows closely in second, potatoes third, cheese in fourth, and apples close out in fifth. Remember though, the life of these foods can lengthen tremendously if they are kept refrigerated!