How one
state is
fighting
food
waste
U
p to 40 percent of food grown,
processed and transported in the
United States is never eaten, yet
one in eight Americans suffers food and conserve resources for future
insecurity. The average four-person generations.
family wastes $1,500 a year on food.
By making a list of weekly meals and
Food waste in manufacturing and necessary ingredients, shoppers will
packaging costs corporations $2 buy less than they would otherwise
billion each year - plus $15 billion for and keep things fresh, with less
farmers - while dumping 52 million waste. Also, checking the pantry and
refrigerator before a grocery shopping
tons of waste in landfills.
trip can prevent buying duplicates of
The impact of food waste is social, things you already have.
environmental and economic -
children and elderly are going Meal prep - washing fruits, chopping
hungry, natural resources are being veggies, creating portioned servings
squandered and ever-rising costs - can save time and money. Freezing
of food affect both businesses and items such as bread, sliced fruit and
meat that you won’t eat immediately
consumers.
can save them from spoilage.
Reducing food waste at home
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency has some best practices for
families to save money, help those
who don’t have enough to eat,
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Finally, learn the difference between
“sell-by,” “use-by,” “best-by” and
expiration dates. This can mean
the difference between discarding
perfectly fine food and filling up
BPT
landfills, or saving money and
feeding your family food that is still
nutritious and delicious. If you’ve
purchased foods your family won’t
eat or just have too much, find a local
community program or food pantry
accepting donations.
Corporate responsibility
Several Arkansas food and beverage
industry leaders are taking steps to
eradicate food waste, from changing
policies and logistics, to rethinking
how to use previously discarded
foodstuff.
Tyson Foods launched “¡Yappah!”
this summer, bite-sized chicken crisps
made from upcycled chicken breast,
rescued carrots and celery puree from
juicing or malted barley from beer
brewing. Founded in Springdale, the
world leader in poultry and beef is