I needed a can of green beans while cooking, so I asked my neighbor if he had any, and he sent me this saying it was all he had… (Page 3 ) | March 22, 2025

To put that in perspective: According to the USDA’s 2014 study, an estimated 133 billion pounds and $161 billion worth of food was lost in 2010.

If filling your wallet isn’t enough of an incentive to educate yourself on what dates on food labels mean, consider the environment. Inger Andersen, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, says food waste is a “major contributor to all three global climate change crises: nature and biodiversity loss, pollution, and waste,” according to the 2021 UNEP Food Waste Index report.

 

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