Reduced organic waste by 13.4%; total waste per pound of food produced by 5.7%¹ and just 1% of food handled went unused globally² BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — According to the United Nations World Food Programme, roughly one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or […]
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Your Food Waste Has Global Impact
You probably feel a little guilty about tossing leftovers. Throwing out uneaten food is a waste of the money you spent to buy it and the resources it took to grow and prepare it. But did you know that wasted food is so harmful that the United Nations has a […]
Haunted by Christmas past, Britain’s M&S tackles food waste
By James Davey © Reuters/BERESFORD HODGE Staff observe COVID-19 Protocols at Gist logistics depot in Thatcham LONDON (Reuters) – British retailer Marks & Spencer , seeking to avoid a repeat of last Christmas when its performance was ruined by excessive food waste, is rolling out a supply chain programme it […]
Campaign to cut food waste draws pledges from nearly 200 of the world’s biggest food suppliers
Nearly 200 food suppliers, including some of the largest producers in the world, have pledged to cut their food waste in half by 2030. The companies, which make such products as Rice Krispies cereal, Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Spam, have joined the 10x20x30 initiative, a global effort to slash the staggering […]
Reducing food loss and waste during COVID-19 – Inforial
One-third of foods that are produced worldwide are wasted or lost, amounting to about 1.3 billion tons per year. Based on commodities, food loss and waste from net/farm to fork is estimated at 40 percent for tubers, vegetables and fruits; 35 percent for fish; 30 percent for cereals; and 20 […]
It’s time to get serious about food waste in fight against global heating | Dave Lewis | Business
As a society, we are converting more and more land to food production, with massive consequences for wildlife, water and forests. Yet one third of all food produced is thrown away and food waste is responsible for a staggering 8% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, more than any country […]
To cut food waste, we may need to pay more for what we eat
Credit: CC0 Public Domain How can we reduce food waste? Although the Swiss population are aware of the problem, they misjudge where most food waste is generated, ETH political scientists conclude. The general public support cutting food waste, even if this means food will cost more. When food is produced […]
Food Loss & Food Waste: A World Without Hunger Is Also About Protecting Food
Food & Agriculture, Global, Headlines, Poverty & SDGs, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Mario Lubetkin is Assistant Director General at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Controlling the loss and waste of food is a crucial factor in reaching the goal of eradicating hunger in the world. […]
This cost + energy efficient mobile refrigerator reduces food contamination and waste in developing countries!
In many developing countries, especially ones with a large population like India, people don’t have access or money to own basic home appliances. While you can still make do without a fan or a gas stove, a refrigerator is becoming increasingly essential as climate change causes temperatures which affect the […]
Tesco asks shoppers to weigh their food bins to help cut waste | Business
Consumers are being asked to rifle through their bins in order to weigh and record their daily food waste, in an ambitious trial that aims to reduce the 6.6m-tonne mountain of food thrown away by UK households every year. The UK’s largest supermarket, Tesco, has linked up with the environmental […]
Food ‘Connects To Absolutely Everything’: New Marion Nestle Book Dives Into Food Waste, Politics
Marion Nestle has been thinking about the intersection between food, science, public health and politics for the last 20 years. In that time, she’s produced some of the country’s most authoritative books on how food ends up on the grocery shelf and the table. Her new book, “Let’s Ask Marion,” […]
Food Waste Management Market CAGR Status, SWOT Analysis, Share, Trends, Growth, Growth Opportunities, Top Key Players, and Forecast to 2023
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Sep 25, 2020 (The Expresswire) — “Food Waste Management Market”research provides actionable intelligence on major parameters impacting the market, analyses the market performance of key companies, market dynamics of key segments, outlines the market performance across global […]
Zero waste actions challenge food packaging, consumer culture
By Park Boram SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) — Consuming soy milk like a staple for years, Hur Ji-hyun, a 39-year-old upcycling designer, has always been troubled by a slim plastic straw that comes with every single serving of soy beverage. Having never used the 15-centimeter straw wrapped in plastic and […]
Canadians Are Getting Better at Reducing Food Waste
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The ever-agreeable, polite Canadians are in disagreement over whether or not they’re wasting more food at home since COVID-19 began. At the start of September, I reported on a survey from Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, which found that Canadian households are discarding more food each week as a result […]