LWVUS Blog / Last Updated: June 13, 2023
by Diz Swift and Mary O'Kicki of the LWV Climate Interest Group

Over one-third of the food produced in the US is never consumed — it is wasted. Food waste means all resources to grow the food are also wasted — energy, labor, water, and fertilizers. The energy loss alone is enough to power 50 million homes annually...

Federal and state efforts are important, but the biggest impact on reducing food waste is at community and individual levels. To help communities in this effort, the League of Women Voters has developed a Food Waste Toolkit.

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