By , Kate Seamons
Published April 17, 2018
As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It's apparently not an adage that America's grocery stores have taken to heart, at least according to a new report from the Center for Biological Diversity and the Ugly Fruit and Veg Campaign.
They scored 10 U.S. supermarkets on their efforts to reduce food waste and conclude that "unfortunately, U.S. grocers focus on donating and recycling food waste, rather than preventing it — and they're not even tracking food waste throughout their entire operations." And they're certainly not reporting it, something the organizations see as key to accountability.
Of the 10, only Ahold Delhaize (the company behind Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Peapod, etc.) publicly reports it. How the various chains did on Accountability, Prevention, and Recovery & Recycling, out of a possible score of 60:
The report does identify some missed opportunities and offer recommendations, including:
See the report in full at Medium.
This article originally appeared on Newser: "US Grocery Stores Graded on Food Waste, and One Gets an 'F'"
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/report-says-aldi-and-publix-markets-generate-most-food-waste-of-any-u-s-grocery-stores