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Once a scarce, precious commodity, we’ve now engineered food into abundance throughout much of the world. And although this solves our survival problem, it’s created an all-new crisis of epic proportions in its place. Food waste.
Read MoreIn just one year, about 40% of food ends up in the trash. That’s 80 million pounds of food equating to $161 billion annually. It’s no wonder why many experts point to food waste being a massive contributor to landfills, making up a quarter of them. Despite the grim statistics and our collective knowledge of the problem, food waste is still on the rise. So how can you help reduce food waste? The first steps begin in your own kitchen.
Read MoreFood waste is a global problem. The world is producing more food and making a greater profit than at any time before, yet so much of it is being wasted that the costs run into billions. In the UK and across the world, households are throwing away tonnes every year.
Read MoreToday’s guest blog post tackles the subject of food waste, which is a major problem around the world. It is an issue that many people don’t think about, or associate primarily with farms, which experiences a loss of about 30% of their produce annually, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. In the US and Europe, much of this waste happens because the food on farms is considered “unfit” for consumer markets.
Did you know, however, that much more food waste occurs in individual homes? This means that each person has the ability to address this major environmental problem by making a few changes in how they handle the food they buy and eat. Click here to read the full article and find out more; there’s also a helpful infographic in the article, and included on this page, that also breaks down what you need to know!
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