According to the NRDC, restaurants in the U.S. waste approximately 28 million pounds of food every year.

Learn more about Leslie Silverglide, the co-founder and CEO of MIXT, a fast-casual restaurant chain offering healthy meal options in 18 locations around the U.S. including Dallas! MIXT serves over 1 million pounds of fruits and vegetables every year, and has been a pioneer of sustainability in the restaurant industry. Leslie has also co-founded Wello, a fitness platform, and was a Vice President at Weight Watchers.

"Businesses use over 90% of the world's resources. My view was that if I really wanted to have a big impact, I wanted to do it through business," says Leslie. "Our DNA is being sustainable."

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