"Every year, during Thanksgiving week, Americans throw out 200 million pounds of turkey. That wastes not just the turkey that ends up in the landfill but it also wastes all the resources that go into producing that turkey," said Rebecca Riley.
"The first and most important thing to do is make a plan for your meal," Riley suggested. The NRDC has a handy online tool called the Guestimator at savethefood.com. "It will help you figure out what size of a turkey do I need to buy, how many side dishes, how large should they be," said Riley.
"Leftovers are great and leftovers are a lot of people's, including my favorite part of Thanksgiving," said Riley. "And so it's just about making sure that you eat those leftovers."
"Food scraps are great thing to think about," said Riley. "You can throw them in your freezer for vegetable scraps and make a stock. You can also compost them."
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