31% of the U.S. food supply goes unsold or uneaten each year. This is called surplus food. The vast majority becomes food waste. It goes straight to landfills, incineration, straight down the drain, or left in the fields to rot. Overall, 27% of all food in the U.S. -- 120 billion pounds -- goes to these waste destinations.
Single largest material placed in landfills. It emits methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
Largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. If food waste were a country, it would be behind the U.S. and China.
The equivalent of meals wasted.
The value of wasted food.
The financial cost of food waste.
The tiny amount of surplus food donated by businesses.
Nearly 48,000,000 Americans face food insecurity. That's the entire population of Spain. These numbers are rising at alarming rate. Meanwhile, we waste more than double the amount of food needed to close the hunger gap.
Equivalent to a line of people circling the Capital Beltway 6 times. This rate is significantly higher than the national average for metro areas, ranking DC among the highest.
The number of food insecure children. Equivalent to filling every seat in 230 local schools.
Households that report purchasing inexpensive, unhealthy food as a coping strategy to hunger.
People in our community living in poverty.
Sur+ is reducing the waste of nutritious food in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. We bridge the gap between surplus and unmet demand with smart logistics and technology.
We reclaim surplus food before it's wasted.
We move food quickly to those in need.
We rethink food recovery for lasting impact.
We deliver consistently every time.
Reducing the waste of nutritious food in northern virginia and Washington, DC. We bridge the gap between surplus and unmet demand with smart logistics and technology.
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