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After learning that filmmakers Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer decided to stop buying groceries and only eat food that would otherwise be thrown away. The pair’s exploration into the wastefulness of the industrial food system—and their experience with life-sustaining dumpster diving—is documented in their film Just Eat It.

Nearly 50 percent of the food grown in our society is thrown out.

The food-waste statistics exposed in the film are staggering. Couple that with surreal images, like Baldwin standing knee-deep in a dumpster full of hummus, and you might be left wondering how much your own personal actions contribute to this giant waste habit.

Want to know if you’re a part of the problem? Baldwin and Rustemeyer , and points you towards ways to waste less.

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Just Eat It is not yet available on DVD. However, schools, libraries, and local governments are welcome to  and anyone can .