American wasteland
Subtitle: how America throws away nearly half of its food (and what we can do about it)
By: Jonathan Bloom
Edition: 1st Da Capo Press ed.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780738213644
Subjects: Waste (Economics); Food industry and trade; Salvage (Waste, etc.); Food supply; Waste disposal
Description: Examines food waste in the United States, what it says about Americans, the economic and environmental impacts of food waste, and how to lessen what is wasted.
Notes: "Da Capo Lifelong."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Waste from farm to fork; title: Does food waste really matter? Why you should care; title: The disgrace of plenty : the coexistence of hunger and food waste; title: A culture of waste : our fall from thrift and our imminent return; title: American farms : growing waste, selling perfection; title: Waste on the menu; title: A cold case of waste; title: Home is where the waste is; title: The obstacles and art of food recovery; title: From traylessness to demand tracking : ideas and innovations to reduce food waste; title: Great, Britain! A kingdom united in hating waste; title: If I were the king of the forest : big changes.