I was extremely surprise about the amount of food waste we create in the U.S. I knew that this was an issue, but when it's put into perspective and numbers are given, this is a huge problem! We really do take advantage of what we have here in the U.S. One of the biggest issues I have with food waste is the amount of food that is thrown away by restaurants and super markets. These business throw away good quality food rather than giving it away to those who need it. A lot of the time I do look ash expiration dates in food, and if the food is marked as expired I'll take ti as longest it does not look spoil. I feel that one of the objective of putting expiration dates on food is to make more money, if we buy something and it expires later, we will throw it away, even if the food is still edible. We then go and buy the same kind of food, and the cycle continues.
Plastic is another waste that has harmed our planet. We saw in the videos how not only is plastic being accumulated in various parts of the world, but this plastic is also killing marine life. All these products that we consume are causing a great harm to our environment. We need to find alternatives to reduce our consumption in order to reduce the waste that we are putting on our environment.
Living a Zero Waste Life, is a great alternative to reduce our waste. Though I think that is very radical to live without any waste. I think realistically, the way we can reduce our waste is by changing the types of products we use. For example, not buying water bottles or foods that are packaged. Using containers that we can use over a long period of time compare to packaging our foods in zip-ploc bags. Buying from our local farmers market to reduce packaging of fruits and vegetables. Overall, living a zero waste life is really great idea, but for me personally, it will be heard to make a complete change.
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