ImpactAlpha writes about startups that are reducing food waste.
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- In the United States more than one-third of all food ends up unsold or uneaten. This food waste is the number one product entering landfills where it can emit methane, a greenhouse gas that is far more potent than CO2.
- To address this problem, entrepreneurs have founded several startups including Misfits Market, Bioenergy Devco, and Goodr.
- Through private sector innovations we can reduce food waste.
“In the U.S., more than one-third of all food in the U.S. ends up unsold or uneaten. Uneaten food is the number one product entering landfills, where it can produce methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide.”
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