The next time you decide not to take home your restaurant leftovers or feel like throwing out those uneaten containers of Greek yogurt, you may want to reflect on the 160 billion pounds of food discarded annually by U.S. households, supermarkets, restaurants, and cafeterias. The retail value of all that tossed food: $165 billion. The average American family tosses out 15 percent to 25 percent of the food it purchases-several thousand dollars' worth per year.
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