Although food waste has been going on for a while, gradually increasing since the industrial revolution when manufacturing of food was introduced due to a population boom, it is currently a massive issue as close to half (40%) of food produced is wasted in the U.S. and a third globally (NRDC 1; fao.org). Food waste is an issue that needs to be solved now as it contributes to other national issues abundantly. According to Forbes, Food waste manages to waste approximately a quarter of the United State’s water supply which amounts to $172 billion dollars of wasted water (“What Environmental Problems Does Wasting Food Cause?”). The total cost of growing, transporting, and processing of 70 millions tons of wasted food is a whopping $220 billion dollars. Growing this wasted food wastes 21% of our national freshwater, 19% of our fertilizer, 18% percent of our crop land, and 21% of our landfill volume (NRDC 1). That 21% of landfill volume creates a large carbon footprint from the harmful gas of methane that is produced when wasted food decomposes in landfills. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, wasted food is responsible for 8% of all human caused greenhouse gas emissions, making it a leading contributor to climate change (Frischmann Washington Post). Climate change is what makes food wastage an immediate issue. Climate change is a huge issue that affects the entire world as the average global temperature rises and glaciers melt. It changes the weather and people’s living conditions. Food wastage is an issue that as the human race we are fully responsible for and with the right motivation, funding and organization we can fix if we decide to. Continuing down this road of careless food wastage and consequently damaging of the environment and the effects will be irreversible.