Statistics and Poverty in America: Food Waste

Poverty and Food Waste in America Article

• 100 billion pounds of food is wasted in America once a year
• 3.5% of U.S. households experience hunger
• 33 million families live in households without an adequate food supply
• 14% of Americans waste their food purchases
• 49 million people could be fed by food that is wasted, unopened, and still within their expiration dates