Eat The Meat: Vegetable Waste Has Less Environmental Impact
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 18:10
in Earth & Climate
If you care about the environment, you should eat the steak and throw out the salad, according to University of Missouri researchers who say that the type of food wasted has a significant impact on the environment. Approximately 31 percent of food produced in the U.S., or 133 billion pounds of food worth $162 billion, was wasted in 2011 according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). read more