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To understand food waste, follow a California strawberry along the supply chain
Nearly half of food grown in the United States gets thrown out . More food is tossed once it reaches a household fridge than at any other point in the supply chain.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenNearly half of food grown in the United States gets thrown out. More food is tossed once it reaches a household fridge than at any other point in the supply chain. With every strawberry that doesn’t get eaten comes the wasted water to grow it, the wasted gas to transport it, the methane it emits while it rots, and crowded landfills.
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