{"id":30660,"date":"2023-09-26T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=30660"},"modified":"2023-09-26T12:56:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T16:56:00","slug":"simple-tips-to-reduce-food-waste-recommended-by-umaine-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2023\/09\/26\/simple-tips-to-reduce-food-waste-recommended-by-umaine-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple tips to reduce food waste recommended by U海角社区 experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2019, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2023-03\/2019%20Wasted%20Food%20Report_508_opt_ec.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Protection Agency<\/a> estimated that each year, U.S. households trashed 26.5 million tons of food, or 338 pounds per household. That\u2019s enough to feed 26.5 million people in a year or about 350,000 U.S. residents over their lifetimes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/foodlossandwaste\/faqs#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20food,percent%20of%20the%20food%20supply.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the USDA<\/a>, 30\u201340% of the U.S. food supply is wasted.<\/p>\n<p>Reducing this food waste could benefit society by helping to feed people in need, eliminating the valuable resources used to produce the wasted food, and mitigating the climate impacts caused by rotting food waste in landfills. 海角社区 is spotlighting the issue and encouraging everyone to help tackle it with the inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2023\/09\/18\/governor-mills-proclaims-maine-food-waste-awareness-week-september-25-29-2023\/\"><strong>海角社区 Food Waste Awareness Week Sept. 25\u201329<\/strong><\/a>, an initiative launched in part by the advocacy of University of 海角社区 students and faculty.<\/p>\n<p>In honor of the celebration, U海角社区 experts are sharing easy tips to help keep food out of landfills.<\/p>\n<p>Join the Mitchell Center&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/people\/susanne-lee\/\">Susanne Lee<\/a>, U海角社区 Sustainability Director Dan Dixon and U海角社区 Extension professor Kathly Savoie as they explain some simple tips to reduce your household food waste in this <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/blog\/2023\/09\/26\/simple-tips-to-reduce-food-waste-recommended-by-umaine-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U海角社区 News article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency estimated that each year, U.S. households trashed 26.5 million tons of food, or 338 pounds per household. That\u2019s enough to feed 26.5 million people in a year or about 350,000 U.S. residents over their lifetimes. According to the USDA, 30\u201340% of the U.S. food supply is wasted. 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