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.
Last year, the NRDC found that Americans throw out as much as 40 percent of the countryâs food supply each year, adding up to $165 billion in losses. Food waste makes up the largest portion of solid trash in landfills, according to researchers.