Study: Reducing food waste starts at the grocery store
Innovative, modern plastic packaging helps protect produce, meats, fish and dairy products from microbes, moisture and other invasive agents.
Americans waste a shocking amount of food every year—up to 40% of all food produced in the United States goes uneaten, according to the USDA, Washington, D.C.
Yet, a survey sponsored by Plastics Make it Possible, an initiative sponsored through the American Chemistry Council, Washington, D.C., indicates that a majority of Americans (91%) say preventing food waste in their homes is "very important." Part of the problem may be that less than one in five Americans (18%) is aware of an effective tool for helping reduce food waste, and it's already available for many grocery store items—plastic packaging.