According to the USDA, food waste is the single largest component going into our municipal landfills. It's estimated that we waste 40% of the food produced in the U.S, amounting to approximately 20 pounds per person, per month! Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with JoAnne Berkenkamp, M.S., Senior Advocate for the Natural Resources Defense Council, Food and Agriculture Program. She'll explain where most of the waste occurs, why, and ways we can work towards national waste reduction. Produced by Dan Hemmelgarn.