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Americans toss away almost 150,000 tons of food a day, about 30 percent of what the average person eats daily, researchers say. Of the 22 food groups studied between 2007 and 2014, fruits, vegetables, and mixed fruit and vegetable dishes were wasted most (39 percent of total waste), followed by dairy (17 percent), and meat […]