JULIE ALBRIGHT Now is my time to stand up and fight for what's right I like school and hanging out with friends, and I play on the basketball team. The boysâ basketball team. I'll take on any challenge.
Food products make up 63 percent of a supermarketâs disposed waste stream, according to a California Integrated Waste Management Board industry study. Thatâs approximately 3,000 lbs. thrown away per employee every year.
Most of the time, the plastic part of an item, especially when used to contain items (grocery bags), are given away for free. For example, over $4 billion is spent making just grocery bags-which the companies lose profit from.