The Food Waste Fiasco: You Have to See it to Believe it

The Food Waste Fiasco: You Have to See it to Believe it

You may have already heard a few appalling facts about food waste but just in case you haven't, here are a few tidbits of information to catch you up on the issue. -We throw away 165 billion dollars worth of food per year in America.

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Have you ever heard of Rob Greenfield? If you haven't yet, I strongly recommend that you learn about this extraordinary person and his inspired life philosophy, which encompasses and extends beyond zero waste/minimalism.

I have been looking to share information pertaining to male Zero Waste activists because there don't seem to be many of them. During my search, a friend serendipitously messaged me a German TV documentary that followed minimalists and zero waste activists, exploring their daily lives. This is how I learned about Rob Greenfield, an American citizen who was featured in the German doc.

As these photos so powerfully demonstrate, food waste represents a major component of our global waste management problem.

What are your thoughts and experiences with "dumster diving" and food waste? Are you as shocked as I am by the photos of food salvaged from grocery store dumsters?