By the numbers: Food Waste

Did you know: 

• 1/3 of all food globally is wasted.
• 40 percent of food grown or raised in the U.S. is not eaten.
• 25 percent of all freshwater and 300 million barrels of oil are used to produce food that is wasted.
• $250 billion is lost globally every year.
• Food costs have increased 42 percent during the last ten years.

(Source: LearnPath)

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