Hungry Research Paper

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Whether observing downtown Atlanta or the suburbs of Greater Greenville, look hard enough around the dumpsters and soup kitchens and see the tremendously staggering amount of hungry within the state of South Carolina. Hungry does not mean someone that skipped breakfast because they were late for work, no, someone who has gone days or more without food. That is true hunger. The amount of food wasted that could be kept aside to feed these hungry people is just as astounding. A single restaurant disposes more than fifty tons of organic waste each year. Food waste is seventy six percent organic and can easily be recyled. Doing the math a pound of food a day for every american is wasted in a year. That food could easily be donated to the needy. …show more content…
As well as the proper containers for food. Such as plastic containers or ziploc bags. Anything that would keep the air out and maintain the quality of the food. Secondly, an employee would have to go while on the clock to deliver the food. If not on the clock whose to say he or she would not just take the food home for themself. This would also allow reliabilty. If someone is off the clock they might smoke or stop for errands along the way. While on the clock they would have to still abide by the rules of their employer. Also, it would make those receiving the donations more comfortable. Sadly the world is not as nice as it used to be, so someone would most likely rather see someone approaching in a uniform from and esteemed establishment rather than some random person in jeans and a tee shirt. Not to mention with going through the employer, there would be records kept for the sake of price management and inventory at the restaurant. Speaking of price, Americans are throwing away approximately $165 billion worth of food annually. When food is being wasted, a valuable resource that could be used to keep others alive is being thrown away. Even a small influence of a 15 percent reduction loss in the US food supply would save enough food to feed 25 million americans annually. That make not seem like alot but that equals to, roughly 480,769 hungry people in each