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Reducing food waste - an Unmet Need on PlatformOS

Suggested by Cameron Drake over 3 years ago

Along the supply chain from farm to household, 120 billion lbs of food are wasted year in the US alone. That equates to $408 billion dollars worth of economic loss and 6% of GHG emissions. Meanwhile, 10% of Americans are food insecure.

Why Now?

According to Project Drawdown (https://drawdown.org/solutions/table-of-solutions), reducing food waste is the most impactful way to immediately reduce emissions.

Possible Solutions

lightbulb New Idea

Too Good To Go... without the "surprise"

Cameron Drake comment 2 comments favorite 0 likes

+lightbulb Propose a Solution