Tips to stop wasting food

It’s a new year and you are resolved. Maybe you’ve already decided to exercise more, spend less, read more or learn a new skill.

Well, here’s a goal you might not have thought of that is easy to accomplish and could make the world a better place. Cut back on wasting food!

That’s right, food waste is a huge problem – a problem you can help change. Consider these statistics from the National Resources Defense Council.

• Every year, 40 percent of all the food in the U.S. is wasted, most often by being tossed out as trash into landfills, even as many Americans don’t have enough to eat.

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