36 million tons of food waste goes to landfills every year (just in the U.S.) That's about 30-40 percent of all food. Can we do something?

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From PBS NewsHour: basically, about 30 percent of the food produced in the United States ends up as waste. 36 million tons goes to landfills, which is bad news for the environment -- food waste ultimately converts to methane, which is 25x more powerful than carbon dioxide with regards to gl…