The Leftover Lie: Why Creative Uses Won't Solve Our Food Waste Problem Food waste in the United States has reached staggering levels, with an estimated one third of all food produced nationally going uneaten.
This crisis has far reaching consequences, from wasted resources and greenhouse gas emissions to economic losses and social injustice.
The trend of sharing favorite leftover recipes diverts attention away from the systemic issues driving this crisis. Rather than focusing on individual solutions, we should be questioning our food system as a whole.