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Restaurant staff scrape uneaten food from plates into a compost bin.—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026 The chocolate pies were practically cleaned off, while the pumpkin pie went largely uneaten.—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026 Some 31% of food that is grown and produced goes unsold or uneaten in the US, estimates ReFED, a nonprofit organization focused on reducing food waste.—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025 In the United States, 22% of total water use is tied to producing food that ultimately goes uneaten.—Huma Tariq Malik, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uneaten