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1. • • It might not seem like it but throwing food in the bin can affect climate change. The process of getting food on our plates takes a lot of time and resources such as water, energy, and transportation. Transportation of food and rotting food can produce greenhouse gases which are damaging to the environment.
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   Why is food waste a problem?

   • Of course, a great deal of the food we eat comes in plastic packaging. So, the production of all of this plastic is an issue in itself. Still, the needless waste it produces that gets thrown into the oceans or dropped into landfills becomes an additional problem that is underpinned by food waste.

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   What causes food loss & waste?

   • Food loss and waste are caused by a wide range of issues, from technological challenges to consumer behaviors. Some common drivers of food loss include: Inadequate technology: Poor infrastructure, such as roads that flood or are hard to travel consistently, can prevent food from making it from farm to table.

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   How does food waste affect the world?

   • Food wasted in the developed world goes into landfills that produce greenhouse gases. In fact, food loss and waste accounts forup to 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions – almost five times the total emissions compared to the aviation sector. The climate criss is worsening drought in countries like Madagascar.

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   What is food waste & why is it important?

   • Food waste particularly from production is nutritious, like dried and wet extracted residue from the beer-making process at breweries, corn gluten from wet milling manufacturing of corn starch or syrup, or dried and wet grains from distillery processes.

   Food waste 101: The facts and solutions | World Economic Forum

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   Is food waste a waste?

   • Food waste is the number one material in US landfills, accounting for 24% of all municipal solid waste. Image: Pexels Over a third of the world’s food production is lost or wasted each year. Half of all produce is thrown away in the US because it is seen as being too ‘ugly’ to eat.

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › newsround › 54466096Food Waste: What is it and how does it affect the environment?

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   Oct 16, 2020 · Why is it a problem? Getty Images. It might not seem like it but throwing food in the bin can affect climate change. The process of getting food on our plates takes a lot of time and...

4. www.trvst.world › waste-recycling › food-wasteWhy Is Food Waste A Problem Across the Globe? - TRVST

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   Apr 17, 2019 · Why is Food Waste a Problem? To understand the scale of the problem, our uneaten food contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, with the number of emissions that food produces being the third-highest behind China and America.

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   Sep 28, 2021 · Food waste, pictured here at Lira market in Uganda, is a significant challenge for farmers and vendors alike. A lack of food, hunger and malnutrition affect every country in the world, the UN...

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7. www.cbc.ca › news › scienceHere's why food waste is a major climate change issue

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   Dec 9, 2023 · One source of significant emissions that many believe needs to be addressed is food waste, which produces eight to 10 per cent of global greenhouse gases.

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   • Food waste generally refers to produce thrown away by the consumer, whereas food loss usually happens at the production, post-harvest and processing stages of the food chain.
   • Around one third of food produced for human consumption is either lost or wasted, amounting to a financial loss of about US$1 trillion annually.
   • Food loss and waste are prevalent in a world where enough food is produced to feed the world’s 7 billion people, yet 811 million people still go to bed hungry each night.
   • Twenty-eight percent of the world’s arable land produces food that is wasted, rather than being used to feed those most in need.

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   Apr 20, 2023 · Learn why food loss and waste happens and how to reduce it. One-third of all food produced globally by weight is lost or wasted between farm and fork — that's more than 1 billion tonnes. Converted into calories, this equates to 24% of the world’s food supply going uneaten.

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    Nov 29, 2022 · On the bright side, there is a global food waste revolution happening with many changemakers creating solutions to help feed the hungry, to feed the soil, to repurpose food waste into renewable energy, and find innovative ways to sell food that otherwise would never be out in the supermarkets.