Laughter and chatter fills the Visitation School cafeteria in the Bronx, NY. Everyone is dressed in workout clothes, hair pulled back and carrying water bottles. Soon beats of music will blare from the speakers, sneakers will squeak on the floor, hands will be clapping and they all will be dancing to the music. Zumba is a fitness based class on international rhythms, said Zumba.

Food is a precious commodity. There is no denying that. It is frequently the deciding factor between life and death. In times of famine or economic depression, it becomes almost as valuable as paper or metal currency. In other words, no one can live without it. So why then do tons and tons of perfectly good and edible food items get tossed into the trash every year nationwide? Photo via commercialappeal. And they are getting all their stuff for free.