In 2019 alone, the US generated 66 million tons of food waste. The majority of that waste (60 percent) ended up in landfills.

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Food waste generates eight to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. If that were a country, it would rank third in the world, behind only China and the US.

While lots of powerful changes to reduce food waste can start at home, sometimes the scale of the problem benefits from a community-wide approach.

Humans waste a remarkable amount of food. According to the United Nations, in 2022, the world generated more than 1 billion tons of food waste — approximately 291 pounds per person.

According to Abe, Shuggie's has saved 41,000 pounds of food waste from the trash can in the roughly 2 1/2 years since it opened. "Our big goal is to change the way America's eating," said Abe.

According to the EPA, wasted food is responsible for 58% of methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills. While you can’t see or smell methane, you can feel its impact.

These waste figures are particularly stark when contrasted with the report’s findings that about a third of the world’s population faces food insecurity and 783 million are affected by hunger.