American Chemistry Council has conducted a survey and its report unveiled that Americans waste around $640 each worth of food every year. It seems that Americans are not bothered about the impact of trashed leftovers on environment that pile up in landfills.

The report unveiled that many Americans do use leftovers, like many use them to make something new and many utilize them other meals. And, as many as 76% said that throw away leftovers at least a month.

The wasted food matters as there are so many people who do not have enough food to eat. Steve Russell, vice president of plastics at ACC, said that seeing the report it can be said that they have not done good enough job about raising awareness and initiating discussions about the environmental impacts of food waste.

Food waste adds to more than 20% of what is present in landfills and is considered to be main source of methane gas as it rotten. The Environmental Protection Agency said that methane is a dangerous greenhouse gas that adds to earth's warning.

Brian Wansink, author of Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life said that people are not thinking what the consequences of throwing away food are. "What bothers most people is that it makes them feel foolish ... having to admit you were wrong to prepare so much food or serve so much food if we're not eating it", said Wansink.

Main reasons behind food waste are when consumers buy too much food or they prepare a lot of it. It has been suggested to reduce the food wastage. It requires storing items correctly and making right amount of food.