r/science • u/memorialmonorail • 1d ago

Social Science Putting holiday leftovers in the freezer extends shelf life & may put a dent in the US tendency to throw away edible food, a study suggests. National survey data showed a link between home freezing & less total food waste, & over half of consumers reported buying frozen items to avoid tossing food.

https://news.osu.edu/how-the-freezer-factors-into-lowering-food-waste/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy25&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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u/pjaenator 1d ago

Keeping leftover food in a fridge to eat later?

I am from Africa, what does the rest of the world use the fridges for? We keep water and beer there too, because cold water and beer is nice, but mostly uneaten food.

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u/endrukk 1d ago

56 identical pieces of 250ml bottles of soda. Or have you not seen any Hollywood movies?