date:Aug 24, 2012
wide, now is the time to embrace all the tremendous untapped opportunities to get more out of our food system.
US food waste also has knock-on effects throughout the supply chain, including wastage of land, water and oil for agricultural use, and uneaten food accounts for nearly a quarter (23%) of US methane emissions, the report said. Meanwhile, agricultural production of uneaten food accounts for 25% of the fresh water and 4% of the oil consumed in the United States.
NRDC suggests that busin