Americans express frustration over high food prices, changing shopping behaviors to cut costs, but remain wasteful. The average household discards up to a third of purchased food, costing around $1,500 annually. This waste not only affects family budgets but contributes to environmental damage, generating methane emissions from landfills. Despite rising costs, data shows that food waste rates have not improved. Experts suggest that awareness of food waste's financial and ecological impact is lacking among consumers, leading to ongoing wastefulness even amid economic strain.
"The average four-person U.S. household throws away nearly a third of the food it buys, which means it also throws away about $1,500 a year on uneaten groceries."
"If food waste were a country, it would rank third in the world in greenhouse gas emissions, which signals the immense environmental impact of our wasteful habits."
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