Food Waste

South Korea has managed to increase food waste recycling levels from 2 percent to 95 percent.
More than a third of the food in the United States goes to waste — about 400 pounds a year per American.
In the United States, 40 percent of all food that is produced gets thrown in the trash.
Monstrous amounts of fat and trash are blocking sewers around the world.
For every item thrown away, the cost is far more than just an uneaten meal.
Cockroaches are being used to get rid of food scraps and to feed pigs.
Eateries will now have to donate or compost leftover food.
This pay-what-you-wish grocery store is aiming to cut food waste.
Compostable products still end up in landfills, where they do not break down any faster than regular plastic.