What to do with the leftovers?
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Use leftovers to make delicious soups, stews and chili.

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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 130 billion pounds of food is wasted in the United States each year. This food is disposed of as trash and carted off to landfills, producing methane gas, which can be more hurtful to the environment than emissions released from driving a car.

It is easy to point the finger at farmers, food producers and retailers for food waste; however, facts show that many people in the farm-to-table industry work diligently to reduce food waste. Their main objective is to produce food that can be sold. According to ReFED, a nonprofit organization that fights food waste in the United States, American consumers account for 21 percent of the food waste, which is more than farmers and food processors combined.