Effective Ways to Reduce Food Waste and Save Expenditures
The United States disposes of at least 35 tons of food waste every year. This means that each individual in the US wastes 30 percent of the food...
Effective Ways to Reduce Food Waste and Save Expenditures
The United States disposes of at least 35 tons of food waste every year. This means that each individual in the US wastes 30 percent of the food they buy or about $30 in the trash every month. Similar conditions also occur in Indonesia. The results of a study by the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) with a number of institutions regarding the results of a comprehensive study of Food Loss and Waste (FLW) in Indonesia in 2021 found that food waste wasted in Indonesia in 2000---2019 reached 23--48 million tons per year or equivalent to 115-184 kilograms per capita per year. Not only is money wasted, food waste is also contributing to the ongoing climate crisis. The annual amount of water and energy wasted from uneaten food in America each year would be enough to power 50 million homes. Meanwhile, the amount of greenhouse gases produced from food waste is equivalent to carbon dioxide emissions from 42 coal-fired power plants, according to a 2021 U.S. Environmental Protecti…
