--- title: "Earth Day 2020: Food Waste By the Numbers" description: It's the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, marking five decades of unified voices creating the modern environmental movement. As food waste is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gases, we wanted to breakdown what that actually means at scale. image: https://www.fullharvest.com/hubfs/Artboard%2022.webp --- Buyer Supplier Buyer Supplier Search # Earth Day 2020: Food Waste By the Numbers April 22nd, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which has been deemed the birth of the global environmental movement. ... [![](https://www.fullharvest.com/hubfs/FY-23/Full%20Harvest%2023/blog-arrow.png) Back to All posts ](https://www.fullharvest.com/blog) April 22nd, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which has been deemed the birth of the global environmental movement. This year's theme is climate action, and it's an enormous challenge that has vast opportunities. The growing demand for societies to take action on climate change has distinguished the issue as the most pressing topic for the 50th anniversary. Climate change represents the biggest challenge to the future of humanity and the life-support systems that make our world habitable. One of the largest issues within those systems is food waste. Now acknowledged as the [leading contributor](https://drawdown.org/sectors/food-agriculture-land-use) to climate change, it's imperative that we started addressing the [problem at the root level](https://www.fullharvest.com/mission).  But first, let's get acquainted with the facts behind food waste. Check out the infographic below to understand the statistics that have been found on the staggering effects of food waste on the Earth's climate.  ![Infographic_Portrait-2022-06-10](https://www.fullharvest.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Infographic_Portrait-2022-06-10.png?width=740&name=Infographic_Portrait-2022-06-10.png)   Source: Earth Day 2020; [https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2020/](https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2020/) April 22nd, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which has been deemed the birth of the global environmental movement. This year's theme is climate action, and it's an enormous challenge that has vast opportunities. The growing demand for societies to take action on climate change has distinguished the issue as the most pressing topic for the 50th anniversary. Climate change represents the biggest challenge to the future of humanity and the life-support systems that make our world habitable. One of the largest issues within those systems is food waste. Now acknowledged as the [leading contributor](https://drawdown.org/sectors/food-agriculture-land-use) to climate change, it's imperative that we started addressing the [problem at the root level](https://www.fullharvest.com/mission).  But first, let's get acquainted with the facts behind food waste. Check out the infographic below to understand the statistics that have been found on the staggering effects of food waste on the Earth's climate.  ![Infographic_Portrait-2022-06-10](https://www.fullharvest.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Infographic_Portrait-2022-06-10.png?width=740&name=Infographic_Portrait-2022-06-10.png)   Source: Earth Day 2020; [https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2020/](https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2020/) Continue reading [![Full Harvest Logo](https://www.fullharvest.com/hubfs/Full%20Harvest%20Logo.svg "Full Harvest Logo")](http://fullharvest.com) #### Marketplace - [Buyers](https://www.fullharvest.com/buyers) - [Sellers](https://www.fullharvest.com/farms) #### Resources - [Verified Rescued ProduceTM](https://www.fullharvest.com/verified_rescued) - [FAQ](https://www.fullharvest.com/faqs) - [Blog](https://www.fullharvest.com/blog) - - #### About Us - [Our Story](https://www.fullharvest.com/story) - [Meet the Team](https://www.fullharvest.com/team) - [Careers](https://www.fullharvest.com/careers) - [Press](https://www.fullharvest.com/press) - - #### Contact - [Contact Us](https://www.fullharvest.com/contact) - [Log In](https://app.fullharvest.com/login) [![Full Harvest Logo](https://www.fullharvest.com/hubfs/Full%20Harvest%20Logo.svg "Full Harvest Logo")](http://fullharvest.com) - © 2024 Full Harvest - [Privacy ](https://app.fullharvest.com/privacy?_gl=1*18fjrq*_gcl_au*NjgzNzA4Nzc1LjE2OTg3MjY1MTU.&_ga=2.90506012.748387673.1700455104-1815136349.1698726516) - [Terms and Conditions ](https://app.fullharvest.com/terms?_gl=1*18fjrq*_gcl_au*NjgzNzA4Nzc1LjE2OTg3MjY1MTU.&_ga=2.90506012.748387673.1700455104-1815136349.1698726516) Language & region: English (US)