One group in Detroit, Michigan is working to fight hunger, collecting food that is about to be thrown out and delivering it to local food banks.
"You can see who's hungry, you can see it in their eyes," said Bonnie Askew, a regular attendee.Some of the food at the Sharing Table comes from Chad Techner, with Metro Food Rescue. Techner drives a truck around Detroit collecting food that is about to be thrown out and delivering it to local food banks — part of the more than 33 million Americans lacking stable food at home, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Techner's team filled a truck at Bimbo Bakeries USA, maker of Thomas' English muffins, with food just past the best buy date. Each year, nearly 120 billion pounds of food goes uneaten in the U.S., worth about $408 billion, according to"There's more than enough for everyone to eat," Techner said."We just don't get it to the right place at the right time."
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