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Waste occurs throughout the supply chain. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, 40% of all food in the U.S. goes uneaten, and according to the Environmental Protection Agency, 95% of all food waste ends up in landfills, causing methane emissions during decomposition. The amount of food waste is so immense that some estimates state that reducing food waste by 15% could feed more than 25 million people every year. For the average person, reducing waste means things like eating your food before it spoils, composting, buying and using less plastic and paper products, as well as thrifting clothes and buying used furniture. For large-scale manufacturers, reducing waste is more difficult, but there does exist an economy for the transformation of waste products. And while some things like “ugly” produce are very edible and fit for consumption, not all waste is fit for human consumption—yet.
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