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You are enjoying a perfectly normal day as one of this orchard's ten million apples, but this day is actually no normal day. It's May, and it's time to be harvested.
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The workers pick you and your buddies off of the tree by hand, then carefully inspect you. Do you end up in the basket?
17
Percent of food waste occurs here
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You are loaded into a container to head off to a storage facility. It's cramped in here, but it won't be too long of a trip.
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6
Percent of all food waste occurs here
Location: Storage facility, New York State
The temperature here is carefully controlled, and you might spend days in here or much longer. Then, it's on to processing.
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Location: A Packaging Plant
Here's where it gets fun. You slide down conveyor belts, roll through the wash, and even get a coating of wax! Eventually though, the fun has to end.
You are sorted, checked, put in packaging, and sealed all by hand, into yet another very tight box. It's finally time for shipping!
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You, along with the rest of the apples, are shipped out to your final destinations to be sold, which could be anywhere in the world. You're headed for a local supermarket, but your buddy over there's going to Guatemala.
16
Percent of food waste occurs here
Location: A Grocery Store Shelf
You are stocked onto a supermarket shelf with a bunch of others who look exactly like you, and you wait. This new place is exciting!
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Location: The Very Top of the Fruitbowl
You've made it! Someone has purchased you, and now you're ready to be eaten. Maybe you'll end up in a turnover, or on a cheese board- the possibilities are endless!
150,000 tons
of food are wasted here yearly
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After the work of many dedicated people, from those in harvesting to processing to shipping, someone was able to have a great apple for breakfast. Awesome job!
If you previously took the scroll through route, feel free to go again. But this time, give a few of each video's buttons a shot to see how you'd end up as food waste!