go to waste

idiom

: to not be used : to be wasted

It's a shame to see all that food go to waste.

Example Sentences

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Not, others volunteers with various community agencies — to make sure food doesn't go to waste. —Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023

And at the Grammy Celebration, leftover food won't go to waste. —Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023

Even though that 2021 trip was a success, the footage didn’t go to waste. —Chris Kornelis, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2022

Hoggin said that many of these apples would go to waste otherwise. —Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2022

Dickow says part of the thrill is thinking up delicious ways to use byproducts or ingredients that might otherwise go to waste in the kitchen. —Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022

For the collective, the fridge ensures that food products don’t go to waste. —Maddie Ellis, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2022

Don't let any of the season's bounty go to waste—start making pickles of all varieties! —Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2022

But a lack of urgency allowed millions of doses to go to waste or get stuck overseas. —Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2022

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