We already know that we throw away a lot of food. How many times a month do you clean out your fridge of bad leftovers? Ever see people not finish a meal at a restaurant and just leave the rest behind? Have you thought about how much expired produce is rotting in the dumpster behind your local supermarket and how many franchise eateries throw out the unsold food at the end of the day?
We aren't just wasting food by doing this, we are wasting all of the resources and energy that has gone into the production of the food. Not to mention, if you check out the infographic to the left, we could potentially feed 7 billion people by being conscious of our actions and making some simple adjustments to our routines.
The video below sums up some statistics in less than two minutes about how much food, energy and resources are wasted from the farm to the fridge in a people managed food system.
