Dana Gunders

Natural Resources Defense Council

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Staff Scientist in Food and Agriculture at the environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council and author of the 2012 report, "Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill"

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America's ability to produce food is one of the major achievements of modern science and industry. It's almost too successful, as no less than 40% -- almost half — is wasted.

One Massive National Problem that Can Be Solved: Food Waste

America's ability to produce food is one of the major achievements of modern science and industry. It's almost too successful, as no less than 40% -- almost half — is wasted.

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