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Reducing Food Waste: Feeding Our People, Our Planet, and Our Pockets
During my internship, I worked on researching and implementing food recovery programs in our community. I reviewed scholarly literature, and attended meetings regarding school food recovery at the EPA. We produce enough food to feed the nation, yet a third of the food is wasted and there are still millions of food-insecure citizens. When the food gets wasted, not only does it contribute to carbon emissions in the landfill, we are also wasting the resources it took to produce the food. By implementing different strategies to reduce our food waste, we can save resources, benefit the environment, and save money.