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Environment & Energy

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Thu Jan 10, 2013, 05:14 AM Jan 2013

Half of all food 'thrown away' claims report [View all]

As much as half of the world's food, amounting to two billion tonnes worth, ends up being thrown away, a UK-based report has claimed.

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers said the waste was being caused by poor storage, strict sell-by dates, bulk offers and consumer fussiness.

The study also found that up to 30% of vegetables in the UK were not harvested because of their physical appearance.

The institution's Dr Tim Fox said the level of waste was "staggering".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20968076

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Half of all food 'thrown away' claims report [View all] dipsydoodle Jan 2013 OP

Artificial scarcity tama Jan 2013 #1

du rec. nt xchrom Jan 2013 #2

I see it on a daily basis. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #3

Between my compost bin, my chickens, and canning and freezing, sunwyn Jan 2013 #4

As I understand it, the losses in the US are different than in the rest of the world. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #5

I wish people knew that sell-by dates doesn't mean it goes bad after that date. intheflow Jan 2013 #6

Same in the UK dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #7

Those that means we can feed twice the current population Speck Tater Jan 2013 #8