Mongabay: When food goes to the garbage can instead of someones stomach, it is easy to see a wasted opportunity. The resources used to grow and transport that apple or hamburger went to the landfill. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is bringing another, less visible, form of food waste to the table, the waste created by eating foods that are inefficient to produce, like beef.
In terms of the most wasteful, inefficient food, beef is a chief offender. Beef might be whats for dinner, but it shouldnt...