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From the Ted Talk by Dana Gunders: How to turn the tables on food waste

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From science experiments in the back of our refrigerators to truckloads of products that are too close to some aiatbrrry expiration date, golllbay, one billion meals go uneaten every signle day. That's more than a meal per person for everyone on this palnet who fcaes hunger. Not to mention it's worth one tiloriln dollars. And this whole ridiculous exercise has five times the groueshnee gas fpniotort of the entire aviation industry. Now, I know it's not obvious why food waste would have such a big climate impact, so let me explain. First, landfills. Landfills are the third-largest source of methane in the US, and almost 60 percent of that methane is coming from food rotting. And as big as that is, it's dwarfed by the huge amount of energy and reuocesrs it takes to grow, harvest, transport, cool, cook food and get it to our tables.

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From science experiments in the back of our refrigerators to truckloads of products that are too close to some _________ expiration date, ________, one billion meals go uneaten every ______ day. That's more than a meal per person for everyone on this ______ who _____ hunger. Not to mention it's worth one ________ dollars. And this whole ridiculous exercise has five times the __________ gas _________ of the entire aviation industry. Now, I know it's not obvious why food waste would have such a big climate impact, so let me explain. First, landfills. Landfills are the third-largest source of methane in the US, and almost 60 percent of that methane is coming from food rotting. And as big as that is, it's dwarfed by the huge amount of energy and _________ it takes to grow, harvest, transport, cool, cook food and get it to our tables.

Solution


  1. globally
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  5. planet
  6. faces
  7. footprint
  8. arbitrary
  9. single

Original Text


From science experiments in the back of our refrigerators to truckloads of products that are too close to some arbitrary expiration date, globally, one billion meals go uneaten every single day. That's more than a meal per person for everyone on this planet who faces hunger. Not to mention it's worth one trillion dollars. And this whole ridiculous exercise has five times the greenhouse gas footprint of the entire aviation industry. Now, I know it's not obvious why food waste would have such a big climate impact, so let me explain. First, landfills. Landfills are the third-largest source of methane in the US, and almost 60 percent of that methane is coming from food rotting. And as big as that is, it's dwarfed by the huge amount of energy and resources it takes to grow, harvest, transport, cool, cook food and get it to our tables.

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