An old proverbial saying states, “waste not, want not,” which means if you use a commodity or resource carefully and without extravagance, you will never be in need. Likewise, if we don’t waste what we have, we’ll still have it in the future and will not require it. The problem here is that we as a society are exceedingly careless with the amount of food waste around the globe, and these actions will have extreme repercussions down the line economically and environmentally.

Food waste can occur in many different ways. Whether it is the leftover food we throw away after a meal, food lost down the line from manufacturing to transportation to storage, or the groceries that are discarded regularly from supermarkets when it reaches its sell-by date, these processes can impact our future. But fear not, there are practical, lasting changes that corporations can make to improve the circumstances that surround us.

One person who is looking to help reform the current situation is entrepreneur Justin Kamine. Justin branched out from his family’s business, Kamine Development Corporation, and founded KDC Earth to create a food infrastructure that reduces food waste while creating more sustainable jobs to promote a circular economy. He is working on how we can continue to produce the things that we need without exhausting our natural resources by renewing or recycling what we are currently using.

I recently spoke to Justin on my podcast, Radical Ones, about the importance of a circular economy, the state of our ongoing food waste issues, and the environmental consequences of continuing down this current path.

Read the full article about food waste and the circular economy by Xander Schultz at Causeartist.