While the food waste movement across America is gaining momentum, it needs to pick up speed to help tackle one of the globe’s most pressing problems: climate change. Wasting food has irreversible environmental consequences: it wastes the water and energy it took to produce it, and generates g...
Getting to the bottom of what causes food waste in America is a challenge that traverses the complex landscapes of socioeconomic disparities, confusion, and ingrained beliefs, layered with human behaviors and habits. Food spoilage, whether real or perceived, is one of the biggest reasons people t...
food studiesmoralityFood, waste, and food waste are embroiled in a wide array of political and moral debates in the United States today. These debates are staged across a range of scales and sites—from individual decisions made in front of refrigerators and compost bins to public deliberations ...
Globally, we waste a third of all food produced for human consumption, according to theFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO)of the United Nations (UN). In the United States, that equates to approximately one pound of food wasted per person per day. If we keep this up, reports estimate ...
B.FoodintheUnitedStatesisplentifulandlesscostly.C.Theplanaimstogethelpfrompublicandprivateschools.D.Thegovernmenthastoplayamajorroleinreducingfoodwaste.E.Toavoidthepotentialofgettingsick,they'lljustsendittothegarbage.F.Itisreportedthat8millionpeoplegetsickfromeatingthewrongfood.G.Still,thebestwaytocutbackon...
根据文章第四段中“People were most motivated to reduce food waste due to desires to save money and manage their households efficiently.(人们最有动力减少食物浪费,因为他们渴望省钱和高效管理家庭。)”可知,最能驱使人们减少食物浪费的动机是省钱。故选B项。 (4)题详解: 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中...
根据文章第三段第一句 Josh Treuhaft, founder of these ugly food dinners, originally came up with the idea to bring about the awareness of America's food waste problem.以及第三段第二句中 There is undeveloped potential in their food that for some reason 可知,“这些丑陋的食物晚餐”的创始人 ...
Food waste contributes to excess consumption of freshwater and fossil fuels which, along with methane and CO2emissions from decomposing food, impacts global climate change. Here, we calculate the energy content of nationwide food waste from the difference between the US food supply and the food cons...
America has the largest food waste in terms of metric tons and still, has the highest number of individuals who suffer from obesity and being overweight. It simply translates to a stalemate because in one household, there is overconsumption of food while in another; food is wasted and goes ...
Head on over HERE to read all the past stories and to see all the pictures. If you have just stumbled upon this series and are wondering how I got all this food for free, you’ll want to read this story first. Food Waste In America – Chickens Scraps? No Way! Food Waste In Americ...