Wasted food (IMAGE) University of Colorado at Boulder Caption A new CU Boulder study suggests that eliminating food loss and waste would not fully eliminate the environmental cost of that waste; it would, however, improve food security, globally. Credit Wikimedia, Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Usage Restrictions No restrictions. License CC0 Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.