FACT: The average U.S. family uses 400 gallons of water per day.
FACT: There are 870 million hungry people on the planet. But half of the food produced in the U.S. is wasted before it ever gets to a plate. And it’s not just food we’re wasting. Food waste costs a total of $165 billion per year. That’s three to four times the amount we spend on foreign economic aid.
So go ahead and have a laugh. But bear in mind that the reality behind the jokes is a serious one. And we can all do our part to address it — by caring, by conserving, and by trying to reduce our waste whenever we can.
Because there’s plenty to go around. We just have to take a moment to realize it. Like you did by reading this today. Now get out there and put that realization to work!
UPDATE: A previous version of this post included a comparison between America’s water waste and Africa’s. Since Africa is a continent, not a country, it’s not a very good comparison. My intention was to create conversation and commentary on waste, so I removed it.
