Most of us know to turn the faucet off when we're done using it because, well, to leave it on would be wasting water.

A place where water is wasted that we might not think about, according to a June 6 story on NPR, is food that we throw away.

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EPA has developed a Resource Guide to Effective Utility Management and Lean based on input and examples from several utilities. The guide explains how utilities can use these two important and complementary approaches to reduce waste and improve overall efficiency and effectiveness. Effective utility management provides a common management framework to help water and wastewater systems build and sustain the technical, managerial and financial capacity needed to ensure sustainable operations.