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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The ongoing effort to keep food waste out of the landfill is a combination of small, at-home actions and large scale changes in how waste is processed.

But most people would still rather food be consumed than tossed.

“We have so much food in our country, it’s just about logistics,” said Hillary Cohen, the co-founder of Every Day Action. “It’s about taking the food that’s here and putting it to the people who are here.”

When Cohen began her career in the entertainment industry, on one of her first sets, she watched as perfectly good food was thrown away by the caterer.

“It was like nails on a chalkboard, and I was like, ‘Why are you throwing this in the trash can? There is a person right here that’s starving,'” Cohen recalled. “I was told it’s just easier to throw it out. We’re going to get sued if we help someone. We …

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