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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 COST OF WASTAGE THE AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTED ANNUALLY AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTED AT RETAIL OR CONSUMER LEVEL ANNUAL AMOUNT SPENT ON PRODUCING FOOD THAT IS WASTED METHANE, PRODUCED BY ROTTING FOOD, IS WORSE THAN CO2 AROUND A THIRD OF THE TOTAL 40% 23 TIMES NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE UNDERNOURISHED 870 MILLION HOW UK CONSUMERS WASTE FOOD 1,225,700 TONNES left on plate after meal 3,610,500 TONNES Total waste went mouldy left over from cooking looked, smelt or tasted bad past its date 808,000 TONNES 750,500 TONNES 465,700 TONNES 360,600 TONNES EXTRA MOUTHS THAT WILL NEED FEEDING BY END OF THIS CENTURY 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. 1CM MINIMUM DIAMETER OF A CARROT THAT CAN BE LEGALLY SOLD, UNDER DEFRA RULES. BRITAIN’S MOST WASTED FOOD LAKE GENEVA 3 BILLION 45-49% OF PEOPLE MISUNDERSTAND DATE LABELS ON FOOD ANNUAL FOOD WASTAGE COSTS NOT INCLUDING FISH AND SEAFOOD ESTIMATED ANNUAL CARBON FOOTPRINT OF FOOD WASTAGE CHECK REFRIGERATOR BEFORE SHOPPING MENU PLAN FOR THE WEEK PERCENTAGE OF CROPS DISCARDED BY FARMERS BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T MEET THE RETAILERS’ STANDARDS AMOUNT OF SALAD TESCO ESTIMATES IS WASTED, GLOBALLY 20%-40% 68% £750 BILLION 3.3 BILLION TONNES HOW TO REDUCE FOOD WASTAGE CHECKLIST 1. 2. DONATE TO FOOD BANKS FREEZE, PRESERVE OR CAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 5. 6. COMPOST FOOD SCRAPS ONLY TAKE WHAT YOU CAN EAT AT ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFETS 8. 9. WHEN EATING OUT ASK FOR A TAKE-OUT BOX FOR LEFTOVERS 7. DON’T BUY IN BULK IF YOU’RE NOT SURE YOU’LL USE IT USE EDIBLE PARTS OF FOOD YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY EAT 3. 4. MENU MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY FOOD WASTAGE WHICH COULD BE AVOIDED ANNUALLY 150KG £2.50 REMOVING 1 IN 5 CARS WEMBLEY STADIUM YOU COULD FILL WEMBLEY STADIUM WITH THE AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTED IN THE UK BETWEEN 2006 + 2010 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 WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN DEVELOP SMART AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF FOOD WASTE – TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS FOOD ON THEIR PLATE. 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 SOURCES USE BY 05/10/2013 6-8% IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES COMPARED TO ONLY 9-15% PERCENTAGE OF MARINE CATCHES DISCARDED IN INDUSTRIALIZED REGIONS THE AVERAGE AMOUNT A UK FAMILY COULD SAVE EVERY YEAR IF THEY STOPPED WASTING FOOD Debt Advisory Centre is a trading style of Freeman Jones Limited.
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