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nitpicker

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Thu Feb 13, 2020, 08:38 AM Feb 2020

We're worse with food waste than we think

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51450727

We're worse with food waste than we think

By Helen Briggs
BBC News

12 February 2020

Common estimates for global food waste are too low, according to Dutch researchers, who suggest every person in the world is wasting about 500 calories of food a day.

Without waste, we could feed five people instead of four, they said.

The study found food waste goes up with the increase of money in our pockets, possibly reaching more than twice the levels we thought previously.

Reducing food waste is a key challenge in fighting climate change.

Wasted and lost food accounts for almost 10% of all our greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN.
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We're worse with food waste than we think (Original Post) nitpicker Feb 2020 OP
Thanks for posting Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #1
we know leftovers are better for you + sometimes better later. pansypoo53219 Feb 2020 #2
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