As World Food Day has just recently passed, we consider the issues of food waste and look at areas where waste can be decreased.
According to Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, in a world where more than 800 million people go hungry, it is unacceptable that in Europe, 88 million tonnes of food are wasted every year. This amounts to 143 billion euros per year. In the US, the picture isn’t any prettier. According to The Guardian, Americans waste 150,000 tons of food each day, equal to a pound per person.