Food Waste

Americans Go Hungry in a Land of Massive Food Waste

Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs

We produce enough food to feed ourselves, but a ton of it never reaches our tables.

George Washington University-School of Media and Public Affairs

You can’t have your pudding if you don’t eat your meat! This old adage comes from legendary rock-n-rollers Pink Floyd and they have a point… When you clean your plate, you help clean the environment too. You reduce food waste and energy waste.... Read More

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The George Washington University

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