GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoIn the United States, roughly 30% to 40% of the entire food supply goes uneaten and they'll fire your ass if you try and take any of it homeloops.videoexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1382arrow-down12
arrow-up1380arrow-down1external-linkIn the United States, roughly 30% to 40% of the entire food supply goes uneaten and they'll fire your ass if you try and take any of it homeloops.videoGodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareBananaIsABerry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours ago30-40%?? That number seems unrealistic. Feels like a 78% of percentages are made up on the spot kind of thing.
minus-squareCyteseer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 hours ago30-40% is accurate, at least in that it’s difficult to measure and different organizations may have different figures. The 30-40% comes from the USDA. https://www.usda.gov/about-food/food-safety/food-loss-and-waste/food-waste-faqs
minus-squareBananaIsABerry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 hours agoWow, that number is so high I actually just didn’t believe it. Thanks for the link.
30-40%?? That number seems unrealistic.
Feels like a 78% of percentages are made up on the spot kind of thing.
30-40% is accurate, at least in that it’s difficult to measure and different organizations may have different figures. The 30-40% comes from the USDA. https://www.usda.gov/about-food/food-safety/food-loss-and-waste/food-waste-faqs
Wow, that number is so high I actually just didn’t believe it. Thanks for the link.