Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here's how it fuels climate change
Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here's how it fuels climate change
The United Nations estimates that up to 10% of all human-produced greenhouse gases are generated by food loss and waste. That’s nearly five times the emissions from the aviation industry.
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It's worth noting that giving people smaller plates will nudge people take a bit less on their first helping, preventing waste
Sooo these companies are going to donate all the food they didn't sell, right? They're not? Oh, well the food already exists in the world, I might as well eat as much as I want so it doesn't get thrown away. I'm not the one producing the food so it shouldn't be my responsibility to donate as much as I can. I still will donate what I don't need, but what will these companies donate? I'm doing my part.