AI is now analyzing your garbage

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Lettuce in a garbage bin.
Companies are using AI to tackle food waste.

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You're probably throwing out perfectly good food because 'sell by' and 'best before' dates mean nothing. Retailers like Amazon are backing a bill that could change that.

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An older woman unpacks groceries at her home.
Households are responsible for the majority of food waste.

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If a single farm produced all the food wasted in the US, it would be the size of California and New York combined. We're the culprits.

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A woman serves food at a San Francisco restaurant
Shuggie's, a San Francisco restaurant, uses food that would otherwise go to waste to create meals.

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We met dumpster diving 14 year ago and now make up to $3,000 a month selling our trash treasures

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David and Erin Sheffield
David, 35, and Erin, 38, Sheffield met dumpster diving 14 years ago.

David and Erin Sheffield

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