63 million tons of food is wasted each year in the U.S, costing $218 billion annually in growing, processing, and transporting food that’s not eaten. A new report suggests there are plenty of good initiatives within the country that could make a dent in food waste if replicated on a large-scale. The core message of the report is that food waste is an economic opportunity that could annually generate $100 billion.
America’s food waste problem is an opportunity to make money
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