Let's Waste Not, So We Want Not
Houston’s Second Servings puts surplus food where it’s needed
Second Servings, a Houston-based food rescue operation that delivers produce and unused prepared meals to aid and relief organizations,...
Food Waste - the Sad Statistics
Think you know a lot about food waste? Think again. According to the USDA, food waste accounts for 30% to 40% of our available food supply.
“We waste food because we can. In fact, the average American wastes about 20 pounds of food a month, totaling over $2,000 a year,” Bronstein says. “With the damage it does to our world, I’d like to make food waste as embarrassing as littering.”
Here are some facts you may be surprised to know about food waste.
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, food waste is costing the United States about $165 billion a year. It’s also the number one component in our landfills. In fact, if it was a country, wasted food would be the third largest country in the world, behind China and the United States—a statistic from the U.N.
And it’s not just that food waste takes up a lot of space; it’s also harmful to the environment. In landfills, food waste emits methane—a harmful greenhouse gas. “It’s a ripple effect across the spectrum,” Bronstein says. “If we’d only eat what we grow, buy and order, we could make such a difference in the world.”
Let's Waste Not, So We Want Not
Houston’s Second Servings puts surplus food where it’s needed Second Servings, a Houston-based food rescue operation...
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