Description

Is the ugly food movement really saving wasted food from landfills, or is it literally stealing food from the mouths of the poor? Learn more in this week's episode of your favorite sustainability podcast. 

What we talked about:

• Imperfect Foods
• Hungry Harvest

Sources:

• The Atlantic - Expiration Dates Are Meaningless https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/11/expiration-dates-food-waste-safety/672311/
• Recycle Track Systems - Food Waste in America https://www.rts.com/resources/guides/food-waste-america/
• Feeding America - Hunger in America https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america
• Reuters - Harvard Study Finds Food Expiration Labels are Misleading https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-foodsafety-dates/harvard-study-finds-food-expiration-labels-are-misleading-idUSBRE98H15F20130918
• Green Biz - Why is composting so hard in the United States? https://www.greenbiz.com/article/why-composting-so-hard-united-states
• Project Drawdown - Reduced Food Waste https://www.drawdown.org/solutions/reduced-food-waste
• Solus Group - Restaurant Composting and the Shift Toward Zero-Waste Foodservice https://solusgrp.com/blog/post/restaurant-composting-and-the-shift-toward-zero-waste-foodservice.html
• Berkeley Economic Review - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Produce Movement https://econreview.berkeley.edu/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-produce-movement/
• The New Republic - Does Your Box of “Ugly” Produce Really Help the Planet? Or Hurt it? https://newrepublic.com/article/152596/hungry-harvest-box-ugly-produce-help-planet-or-hurt-it

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