Global Warming from Food Waste Causes of Food Waste Effects of Food Waste Where is Food Wasted? Consumer Waste
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What is 6%
Food waste causes this seemingly minuscule percent of all carbon emissions
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What is a freezer
Putting food in this chilly place for too long is the most common cause for food waste
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What is methane
Food waste ends up in a landfill and omits this gas
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What are all
Food is wasted at this level of the supply chain
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What are fruits and vegetables
This is the most wasted food group
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What is a cow
81% of CO2 emissions from food are caused by the meat and dairy of this bovine
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What is discarding
Doing this to your meals is contributing to the environmental crisis
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What is food waste
The wasting of energy and resources to package and grow food
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What are adults 18-34
People in his age group often waste the most food
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What is a landfill
Food waste often ends up in this respectively trashy place and allows CO2 to enter the atmosphere
What is more production
This is a chain reaction of wasted food and energy
What is over-preparing
This is the #1 cause of food waste that most restaurants and hotels do as well as consumers
What is 28%
This amount of the worlds agricultural area is wastes due to food waste
What are restaurants
33% of food waste comes from these
What is 238 lbs
The average American accumulates his amount of food waste each year
What is methane
This greenhouse gas is 86 times more powerful than CO2 and is omitted by rotting food
What is poorly packaging
Doing this makes the consumer weary of buying although the food is most likely safe
What is $161 million
This amount is wasted each year due to food waste
What is North America
This continent causes the most food waste
What is 60%
Consumer waste makes up this percent of food waste
What are animal products
This food type omits the most CO2
What is quality standard checking
Food is often wasted because of this practice that over-emphasises appearance
What is starvation
Food waste directly contributes to this making it an environmental crisis
What is upstream
More than 50% of food waste occurs during the ______ phase or production
What is food insecure
12% of American families are this because of food waste






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