All that waste has enormous ecological and economic impacts, both nationally and globally.

Americans waste $408 billion on food annually, according to the nonprofitFeeding America.

That’s about 108 billion pounds of food, or 130 billion meals.

seven cookbooks

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You may never casually toss coffee grounds again after making Coffee Grounds Ice Cream or Coffee Grounds Biscotti.

Quick Clean Out the Crisper notes provide recipes for stratas and pickles to tackle those odds and ends.

Instead, former Top Chef contestant Gregory Gourdet addresses the more personal issue of wellness.

Cookbook titled “Scraps, Wilt + Weeds”

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They usually pick up where something else leaves off.

Such is the tone and wisdom within “An Everlasting Meal.”

In her 2011 cookbook, Tamar Adler shares a thoughtful approach to the art of cooking.

Cookbook titled “Waste Not”

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Inspired by the classic M.F.K.

Cookbook titled “The Taste of Country Cooking”

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Cookbook titled “Cooking with Scraps”

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Cookbook titled “One Pot, Pan, Planet”

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Cookbook titled “Everyone’s Table”

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Cookbook titled “An Everlasting Meal”

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