• Restaurants in the United States generate an estimated 22 to 33 billion pounds of food waste each year.

• Due to the restaurants, more than 34 million tons of food ends up in the landfill and less than 3% of food waste is compost.

• Each year U.S. food loss and waste embodies 170 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions which is equal to the annual CO2 emissions of 42 coal-fired power plants.

• Food that goes to the land landfills to rot generates methene, an even more potent greenhouse gas.

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The uneaten food contains enough calories to feed more than 150 million people each year, however more than 35 million (about 10% of US population) have food insecurity.

•  Adults with food insecurity are associated with health challenges including: Hypertension, coronary heart disease, hepatitis, stroke, cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

•  Children with food insecurity experience health repercussions including: Developmental challenges, behavioral health issues, and poor academic performance.

• Food waste contributing to climate change has many public health challenges including: Severe weather events, heat-related illness and death, water-related illnesses, food safety issues, food insecurity, and malnutrition.

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