We could end famine if we cut food waste by a quarter – so why don’t we? | Jonathan Kent
by Jonathan Kent from on (#H9DZ)
It's not supermarkets' fault - consumers are the biggest culprits. But until we know what it is like not to have enough to eat, this obscenity is likely to continue
As Miss Piggy once sagely advised: "Never eat more than you can lift." The trouble is that we seem to buy food as though we intend to do just this and as a result a huge amount goes to waste.
According to the UN, developed countries throw away around 30-40% of all food purchased. And if food waste was cut by a quarter, world famine could be solved. Here in the UK, of the 41m tonnes of food that is bought each year, 15m is wasted.
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