Between 30%-40% of all food is thrown away in the U.S. each year; that’s around 119 billion pounds, most of which ends up in landfills. https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work/reduce-food-waste Since food production requires lots of energy and uses up lots of land, food waste is an environmental problem — especially considering that between 8%-10% of planet-warming carbon pollution is linked to unconsumed produce. https://www.yahoo.com/news/chef-reveals-surprising-reason-why-210000985.html