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BackgroundofthematerialFoodwasteinAmerica,NRDCreportedthatU.S.percapitafoodwastevolumeis10timesmorethantheSoutheastAsiancountries.Kitchenwastemakeupthelargestshareofsolidwaste,50%morethanwhichinthe1970sinquantity.自然资源保护委员会的报告说，美国人均食物浪费量是东南亚国家的倍。厨余垃圾在固体垃圾中所占比例最大，比上世纪年代时数量增加。Thesituationisparticularlyprominentinagriculturalwaste.Surveysshowthatfarmersmarketsandgrocerystoresrottenfruitsandvegetablescause$15billionlossperyear;andrestaurantsandhomekitchensarealsoimportantplacestocausewasteofagriculturalproducts.农产品浪费情况尤为突出.调查显示，农贸市场和食品杂货店腐烂的水果蔬菜造成每年亿美元损失；而饭馆和家庭厨房同样是造成农产品浪费的重要场所。,AsurveyfromnonpartisanandnonprofitenvironmentalprotectionorganizationshowsanAmericanfamilyoffourwaste9Kgfoodperpersonpermonthonaverage,and$2,275worthoffoodwasteperyear.美国一家非盈利性无党派环境保护组织的调查显示，一个美国四口之家平均每人每月浪费公斤食物，全年浪费价值美元的食物。TherearetwofactorsbehindAmericansfoodwaste:First,foodexpendituresintheUnitedStatesmakeupasmallshareofhouseholdspending,wastingfooddoesnotaffectthelivesofAmericans;Second,ineconomicterms,themorefoodconsumerswaste,themoresellerssell.Whatdownstreamconsumerswastejustraisethesalesofupstreamsellers.美国人浪费食物背后有两大因素：其一，饮食支出在美国家庭支出中所占份额小，浪费食物不会影响美国人生活；其二，从经济角度考虑，消费者浪费越多食物，销售商就能卖出更多。下游消费者的浪费恰恰提高了上游销售者的销售业绩。,BackgroundofthematerialFoodwasteinAmerica,原文Foodwastehasbeenachronicproblemforrestaurantsandgrocerystores-withmillionsoftonslostalongthewayascropsarehauledhundredsofmiles,storedforweeksinrefrigeratorsandpreparedonhecticrestaurantassemblylines.Butthehistoricallyhighpriceofcommoditiesismakingitanevenbiggerdragonthebottomline.,译文食品垃圾对于餐厅和杂货店来说已成为一个长期问题。由于农作物是从几百英里外托运而来，在冰箱里储存几周，然后才在忙碌的餐厅流水线上准备好，在这一过程中，成千上万吨的食物被扔掉。但是，食品居高不下的价位使食品垃圾在下游产业中变成更大的问题。,原文Restaurants,colleges,hospitalsandotherinstitutionsarecompensatingfortherisingcostsofwasteinnovelways.Somearetrackingtheirtrashwithsoftwaresystems,makingfoodinsmallerbatchesortryingtocompostandcutdownontrash-haulingcosts.,译文餐厅、大学、医院以及其他机构正在用新的方式对越来越高托运垃圾成本作出补偿。一些机构用软件系统来追踪垃圾的去向，把食品做成更小的包装，或者尝试着堆肥以降低托运垃圾的成本。,原文Wehaveallcometoworkwiththisbigelephantinthemiddleofthekitchen,andtheelephantisthisItsokaytowastebeliefsystem,saidAndrewShackman,presidentofLeanPath,acompanythathelpsrestaurantscutbackfoodwaste.Theinterestlevelincuttingfoodwastehasjustskyrocketedinthelastsixtoninemonths,hesaid.,译文“我们都得对付这个厨房中的大麻烦，而这个大麻烦就是浪费没事儿的观念。”一家协助餐厅减少食品垃圾的公司LeanPath的总裁安德鲁沙克曼表示。他还说道，人们对减少食品垃圾的积极性“在过去的六到九个月里才骤然提升”。,原文FreshmanstudentsatVirginiaTechweresurprisedthisyearwhentheyenteredtwoofthecampussbiggestdininghallstofindtherewerenocafeteriatrays.Youhavetogobackandgetyoursilverwareandyourdrink,butitsnotthatdifferent,saidCaitlinMewborn,afreshman.Itsnotabighassle.Youtakelessfood,andyoudonteatmorethanyoushould.,译文今年弗吉尼亚理工大学的大一新生在进入校园里两家最大的餐厅时，很惊奇地发现那里没有餐具托盘了。“你不得不回去拿你的餐具和饮料，但这没有什么不同，”新生凯特林缪伯恩说道，“这不是一件麻烦事儿。你取的食物更少了，你也就不会吃掉超过你食量的食物了。”,原文Gettingridoftrayshascutfoodwasteby38percentatthecafeterias,saidDennyCochrane,managerofVirginiaTechssustainabilityprogram.Beforetheprogrambegan,studentsoftengrabbedwhateverlookedgoodatthebuffet,onlytofindatthetableth