In 2019 alone, the US generated 66 million tons of food waste. The majority of that waste (60 percent) ended up in landfills.

Did you know that 22% of the content of landfill in the U.S. is food waste? Here's how you can reduce what you throw away. ... More: 5 recycling myths & what you should actually be doing.

You don’t have to keep them forever, but even one or two re-uses will help reduce waste. Recycle. Recycle food: Keep a small, covered bucket on the counter or under the sink for food scraps that ...

Food waste occurs at every level. ... The basic tenets of sustainability – reduce, reuse, recycle, and refuse work for food waste too. We can all do our part! Let us start today.

In the United States, greenhouse gas emissions from wasted food is equivalent to that of 32.6 million cars. And although the country has pledged to cut food waste in half by 2030, more can be done ...

In the 10 years since founding Recyclops, Smith has seen food packaging become more sophisticated and lightweight; using pouches, for example, can help to reduce shipping costs and environmental ...

Along with recycling, it is important for families to reduce their food waste. A family of four in Florida will spend about 16-hundred dollars a year on wasted food.

Food recycling rules reduce landfill waste New rules requiring local restaurants, schools, caterers and grocery stores to recycle food waste are keeping tons of old food out of landfills and ...

Reduce food waste and compost right in your back yard. Composting keeps food scraps and yard waste, which normally make up about 30% of what we throw away, out of the landfill.