In just five years, the country has slashed wasted food by 25%. What can we learn from its success? Someone living in Chicago throws out around two and a half times more food—around 273 pounds a year—than someone in Copenhagen. What makes Danes so much better than Americans at actually eating the food they buy? A recent report from the Danish government found that food waste has dropped 25% in Denmark over the last five…
With a few simple changes, Denmark is radically reducing its food waste
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