WHY FAST FROM FOOD WASTE?

  • 40%

    30% of food is wasted across the global food supply chain in one year.

    Around 40% is wasted in the United States annually.

    Yale Climate Connections

  • 3

    If food waste were a country, it would come in third after the United States and China in terms of impact on global warming.

    World Resources Institute

  • 28x

    Food waste that decomposes in landfills releases methane, a greenhouse gas that is at least 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

    The Washington Post

  • 94%

    Percentage of food thrown away in the U.S. that ends up in the landfill .

    Environmental Protection Agency