American Wasteland’s Jonathan Bloom Shows Creative Ways to Reduce Food Waste

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Jonathan Bloom, author of “American Wasteland,” explains why the environmental impact of food waste is rarely acknowledged.

Because most food decomposes into the ground (even McDonald’s), people assume that leftover food makes a small impact. But by the time food reaches our table, it has already used enormous amounts of natural resources for growing, harvesting, and transport. Then there are the pesticides and other chemicals used in modern food production. When food remains uneaten, those resources have served no purpose. And much of the wasted food, whether left at the farm, grocery store, restaurant, school, or home, ends up in a landfill.

In his new book American Wasteland, food waste expert Jonathan Bloom tackles an environmental topic that people prefer not to think about. But food waste, especially in landfills, is a serious environmental hazard.

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