Food waste is a problem.

It's estimated in America we throw away 40% of our food. When you look at these numbers you might think people just don't care. But that's not the problem.

It's not that people don't care. It's that people are uninformed. People clean out their fridge every week and they don't realize that wilted celery can be used for vegetable stock, wrinkly tomatoes can be used for marinara sauce, or browning bananas can be used for banana bread. Now think about a grocery store. A grocery store throws away tons of food - literally - on a weekly basis.

Consumers won't buy produce that isn't perfect. It's because of consumer's dedication to perfection that bananas are shipped green and stored in humidity and temperature controlled banana chambers until they're ready to hit the store shelves. What happens to the bananas that aren't perfect?

What happens to the produce that is "starting to turn"? It gets thrown out. But perhaps that's all about to change.

Intermarche, the third largest grocery store in France, has come up with a solution to help end food waste.

Watch the video to see how.