Culture & Features, Environment, Features, Frontpage Featured, Science & TechJuly 22, 2011<July 25, 2011 Bay Area restaurants compost, donate uneaten food by Valentina Nesci In the United States, 34 million tons of food goes to waste each year. In 2009, only 1 million tons of that was recycled. But many Bay Area restaurants have found ways to waste not.