1. T HE COST OF
WASTAGE
FOOD ISN’T SOMETHING YOU SHOULD NORMALLY HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT, HOWEVER EVEN IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LIKE
OURS SOME STRUGGLE TO PUT DINNER ON THE TABLE.
6% OF ADULTS IN THE UK HAD TO PAY
FOR FOOD ON CREDIT IN JULY OF 2013
THE AMOUNT OF FOOD
WASTED ANNUALLY
AROUND A THIRD
OF THE TOTAL
40%
870 MILLION
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT
ARE UNDERNOURISHED
AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTED AT
RETAIL OR CONSUMER LEVEL
METHANE, PRODUCED BY
ROTTING FOOD, IS
23 TIMES
ANNUAL AMOUNT SPENT
ON PRODUCING FOOD THAT
IS WASTED
WORSE THAN CO2
HOW UK CONSUMERS WASTE FOOD
USE BY
05/10/2013
808,000 TONNES
past its date
1,225,700 TONNES
left on plate after meal
360,600 TONNES
465,700 TONNES
left over from cooking
went mouldy
750,500 TONNES
looked, smelt or
tasted bad
3,610,500 TONNES
Total waste
3 BILLION
45-49%
OF PEOPLE
MISUNDERSTAND DATE
LABELS ON FOOD
EXTRA MOUTHS THAT
WILL NEED FEEDING BY
END OF THIS CENTURY
PERCENTAGE OF
MARINE CATCHES
DISCARDED IN
INDUSTRIALIZED
REGIONS
COMPARED TO ONLY
6-8%
IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
9-15%
LAKE GENEVA
THE VOLUME OF FOOD THAT IS WASTED ANNUALLY
WOULD FILL LAKE GENEVA THREE TIMES
AMOUNT A NORTH CAROLINA MAN MADE IN
ONE YEAR THROUGH “DUMPSTER DIVING”.
HE SOLD NON-PERISHABLES ONLINE.
MINIMUM DIAMETER
1CM OF A CARROT THAT
CAN BE LEGALLY SOLD,
UNDER DEFRA RULES.
BRITAIN’S MOST
WASTED FOOD
20%-40%
£750 BILLION
PERCENTAGE OF CROPS
DISCARDED BY FARMERS
BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T
MEET THE RETAILERS’
STANDARDS
ANNUAL FOOD WASTAGE
COSTS NOT INCLUDING FISH
AND SEAFOOD
68%
3.3 BILLION
TONNES
AMOUNT OF
SALAD TESCO
ESTIMATES
IS WASTED,
GLOBALLY
ESTIMATED ANNUAL CARBON
FOOTPRINT OF FOOD WASTAGE
CHECKLIST
HOW TO REDUCE FOOD WASTAGE
1.
CHECK REFRIGERATOR
BEFORE SHOPPING
2.
MENU PLAN FOR THE WEEK
MENU
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
4.
USE EDIBLE PARTS OF FOOD YOU
WOULDN'T NORMALLY EAT
6.
FREEZE, PRESERVE OR CAN
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
3.
DON’T BUY IN BULK IF YOU’RE
NOT SURE YOU’LL USE IT
5.
DONATE TO FOOD BANKS
7.
WHEN EATING OUT ASK FOR A TAKE-OUT BOX FOR LEFTOVERS
8.
COMPOST FOOD SCRAPS
9.
ONLY TAKE WHAT YOU CAN EAT
AT ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFETS
FOOD WASTAGE WHICH COULD
150KG
BE AVOIDED ANNUALLY
WEMBLEY STADIUM
YOU COULD FILL WEMBLEY STADIUM
WITH THE AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTED
IN THE UK BETWEEN 2006 + 2010
£2.50
THE AMOUNT RESTAURANT
OBALENDE SUYA EXPRESS
ASKS DINERS TO DONATE
TO OXFAM IF THEY CAN’T
FINISH THEIR MEAL
IF UK HOUSEHOLDS ENDED
FOOD WASTE THE CARBON
EMISSIONS REDUCTION
WOULD BE THE SAME AS
REMOVING 1 IN 5 CARS
THE AVERAGE AMOUNT A UK FAMILY COULD SAVE
EVERY YEAR IF THEY STOPPED WASTING FOOD
WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN DEVELOP SMART AND SUSTAINABLE
SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF FOOD WASTE – TO ENSURE
EVERYONE HAS FOOD ON THEIR PLATE.
SOURCES
Food Waste Facts - United Nations Environment Programme
Global Food Losses and Food Waste Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
Bloom, Jonathan, American Wasteland, 2010, Da Capo Press
Big Facts The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
Food Waste Facts - United Nations Environment Programme
The Food We Waste- WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme)
News - EU Fusions
Global Food - Waste Not, Want Not - Institute of Mechanical Engineers
When money ran short, this dad started Dumpster diving - NBC News
Food waste harms climate, water, land and biodiversity - new FAO report - United Nations Environment Programme
Global Food Losses and Food Waste Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
Stuart, Tristram, Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal, 2009, Penguin UK
Food waste harms climate, water, land and biodiversity - new FAO report - United Nations Environment Programme
Tesco says almost 30,000 tonnes of food ‘wasted’ - BBC News
Why is bread Britain’s most wasted food? - BBC News
Reducing wasted food basics - United States Environmental Protection Agency
Food waste harms climate, water, land and biodiversity - new FAO report - United Nations Environment Programme
The facts about food waste - Love food, hate waste
Stuart, Tristram, Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal, 2009, Penguin UK
Food Waste - Recycle Now
The facts about food waste - Love food, hate waste
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