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.
About 40 percent of all food in the United States gets tossed out or left to rot each year. By one count, Americans are squandering the equivalent of $165 billion each year. But how does this food actually get wasted? A fascinating new report tries to track food waste up and down the system. Here's a look.