(CNN) — Millions of tons of food are wasted each year in the United States alone.

About 35 million tons, to be specific, according to the latest ReFED report . Some 31% of food that is grown and produced goes unsold or uneaten in the US, estimates ReFED, a nonprofit organization focused on reducing food waste.

Half of all the food waste comes from consumers. “That’s either groceries — the strawberries that spoil in your fridge — or the meal you ordered at the restaurant and only ate half of or didn’t eat the leftovers when you brought them home,” said Sara Burnett, executive director of ReFED.

That waste wreaks havoc on our planet, she said, noting that 35 million tons of food waste “is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emission of 154 million metric tons of carbon, which is about t

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