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Food waste has become a growing concern because of the environmental toll of production.

NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout.It’s a familiar routine for many — and indicativ

NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout. It’s a familiar routine for many — and indicative of habits that contribute to a global food waste problem that a new United Nations report says needs to be better measured so that it can be effectively addressed. The U.N. report estimates 17% of the food produced globally each year is wasted. That amounts to 931 million metric tons (1.03 billion tons) of food. The waste is far more than previous reports had indicated, though direct comparisons are difficult because of differing methodologies and ...

A new report from the United Nations estimates that 17 per cent of the food produced globally each year is wasted. That amounts to 931 million tonnes.

A U.N. report estimates that 17% of the food produced globally is wasted each year, and most of it happens in households.