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The Leonard Lopate Show
Why Do We Waste So Much Food and How Can We Stop?

The typical American family of four wastes up to 1,160 pounds of food every year. And one-third of the food we grow in this country is never eaten. Elizabeth Royte talks about the high rate or wasted food and what can be done about it. She’s the author of the article “One-Third of Food Is Lost or Wasted: What Can Be Done” in National Geographic magazine.