Toss It: The Wastefulness of America
Usually I don’t think twice when I throw our half-eaten dinners down the sink and crush and grind the leftovers in the InSinkerator. Until now.
- An estimated 25% of edible food in the U.S. is wasted or thrown away.
- 12% of food bought for home use by consumers is eventually thrown out.
- The average American household throws out approximately 500 pounds of food per year.
- Americans throw away nearly half the food they grow in gardens.
- 4.4 million apples are thrown away nearly every day.