Marylanders toss out more than 1 million tons of food each year. How do we reduce waste?

With Thanksgiving just days away, you might be cleaning out your fridge now to make space you’ll soon need for leftovers. But do all the things you’re throwing out actually need to be thrown out? And what can you do to reduce the number of things you need to throw out in the first place? For answers, we’re joined by Roni Neff, an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Neff is also a senior advisor at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, and she co-directs the national food waste research network. Links:This Thanksgiving, 316 Million Pounds of Food Will Be Wasted Across the U.S.ReFED Insights EngineUSDA Food Loss and Waste - for ConsumersUSDA Food Product DatingDo you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472