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Each year, millions of pounds of safe, edible produce ends up in landfills, not making it to grocery store shelves. Adhering to “food beauty standards” where blemished, misshapen or multicolored produce does not show up on the market results in millions of pounds of wasted food. The uneaten produce further exacerbates the growing climate issue of global warming. The resources and capital invested in each step of the food supply chain result in their misuse and end up wasted. By educating consumers on the impacts food waste presents, their purchasing decisions can cater to buying imperfect food.

The problem with throwing out edible food

Rose Ordonio, Reporter
May 16, 2023
As the short lunch period comes to an end, students throw out their uneaten food that time did not allow for. The fast-paced lunch proves as just one of the numerous problems that lead to the monstrosity of food waste. Students need an adequate amount of time to consume food to fuel them through the rest of the day, along with decreasing food waste.

The war with food waste

Elyssa Abbott, Features Editor
December 4, 2019
A fresh pizza crust, container of juicy mandarin oranges, and a half full carton of chocolate milk—all perfectly edible—sit at the bottom of the trash can at the beginning of B lunch. What’s with all the waste?

I’m not going to eat it; just throw it away.

Tara Anastasoff, Editor-in-Chief, Photo Editor
May 14, 2019
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