How to turn the tables on food waste | Dana Gunders

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🗓️ 22 October 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

We waste a staggering one trillion dollars worth of food each year, significantly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and the climate crisis. Food waste expert Dana Gunders shares innovative solutions to reduce waste — from solar-powered cold rooms to apps that sell discounted restaurant leftovers — and shares tips on how you can keep good food from going to the trash."

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:02.0	Collective
0:07.0	This is Ted Health, a podcast from the TED Audio Collective.
0:10.0	I'm your host Dr. Schoen. This is Ted Health, a podcast from the Ted Audio Collective.
0:14.0	I'm your host Dr. Shoshona Unkerlider.
0:16.7	I don't know about you, but when I see ahead of wilted lettuce or a mystery container of
0:21.0	leftovers sitting in my fridge, I toss them without a second thought.
0:25.0	Well, food waste expert Dana Gunders wants us to rethink that habit.
0:30.0	Her work sheds light on how much perfectly good food is wasted daily and the staggering impact
0:35.1	it has on the planet. Imagine a farm the size of the US, just growing food to rot away. Sounds crazy? It is, but Dana's got solutions that are easier
0:46.5	than you think. This talk might just inspire you to see your leftovers in a
0:51.0	whole new light because saving the planet could start with what's on your plate.
0:55.3	But before we dive in, a quick break to hear from our sponsors. And now Dana Gunders takes the TED stage.
1:08.5	For the past 15 years, I have been obsessed with the amount of food we based.
1:13.2	This makes me like the last person
1:15.1	anyone wants to have dinner with.
1:18.1	Inevitably, we're sitting there at the end of the meal.
1:20.1	They're pushing food around their plate.
1:22.2	They don't want to eat. and they're looking at me with some awkward excuse.
1:27.3	And I say, look, we can't eat our way out of this.
1:30.8	This is a systems problem and it's just way too big.
1:35.0	How big? Well, picture a farm.
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