Americans waste $165 billion of food each year

Americans are throwing away 40 percent of food in the U.S., the equivalent of $165 billion in uneaten food each year, according to a new analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council. In a time of drought and skyrocketing food NRDprices, NRDC outlines opportunities to reduce wasted food and money on the farm, in the grocery store and at home.

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