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According to the NYT Week In Review from May 18, 2008, approximately 27% of all food available for consumption in the United States ends up in a landfill. Conflicting reports from the EPA suggest that food waste is either 12% off all waste in the US, or 6.7% (PDF) depending on the data source, which accounts for at least 14 million tons of the total waste generated annually. I know that even eating leftovers and bringing home extra food from restaurants doesn’t always result in a “clean plate” at my house, but we’re trying. Are you on the high or the low side of adding 1 pound of food waste a day? What strategies do you use to keep food waste to a minimum?
