Roughly a third of all food produced in the United States ends up in a landfill. A lot of that comes from dumpsters behind grocery stores, where food that could otherwise be marked down or donated ends up rotting in the trash.

Ryan Begin is the CEO of Divert, a company that's using its incredible trove of data to keep food out of landfills. At the core of their pitch is some simple in-store infrastructure that allows retailers to see exactly what's ending up in the trash, and empowers them to make smarter choices.

But what makes solving the issue of food waste so complex in the first place? Why would a company partner with Divert instead of, say, paying a hauler to bring it to the landfill? And what about the current US regulatory environment makes this an attractive proposition?

Let's find out.

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