11 practical ways you can reduce food waste and save money

Food waste is a worldwide epidemic, and it's well past time the average person started fighting back.

More than one-third of all food produced globally is wasted or spoiled. Americans throw away up to 40% of the food they buy, and organic matter in landfills provides 20% of all methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes considerably to climate change.

And yet in 2013, 49.1 million Americans lived without sufficient access to safe and nutritious food.

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"There are three main factors: abundance, beauty and cost," says Jonathan Bloom, author, activist and creator of Wasted Food . Read more...

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