I always struggle with wasting food – I absolutely hate doing it!  I make every effort I can to finish off the fresh produce we have in the house before purchasing anything new.  As a last resort I try to make something with what I have and freeze it for later.  Despite all that, I still do waste plenty of food (just not as much as I used to).

Waste Land: Does the Large Amount of Food Discarded in the U.S. Take a Toll on the Environment?

According to the Agriculture Department, each year Americans toss more than 25 percent, of all domestically produced food. A 2009 study showed that a quarter of U.S. water and 4 percent of U.S. oil consumption annually go into producing and distributing food that ultimately ends up in landfills

Check out the full article from Scientific American