Fat Boy Slim Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 As much as half of all the food produced in the world - two billion tonnes worth - ends up being thrown away, a new report claims. This is such a crime, we see on tv other countries are starving and drinking dirty water, it makes me really angry. We only buy a little extra at Christmas and make sure it is in the use by date, but we bring our boys up to respect what we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 According to the report food was also being wasted in the third world countries you're concerned about.. From the beeb.. "If you're in the developing world, then the losses are in the early part of the food supply chain, so between the field and the marketplace." Also it doesn't differentiate between food wasted and food lost.. I don't think the report means that 50% of food bought is thrown away.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 All the articles iv'e read today go on about 2 for 1 offers, but what about minimum packaging? for instance 1 carrot is enough for us. So, at the market 1 carrot,at the supermarket a bag of carrots,at the market 1 parsnip,at the supermarket a bag of 4,At the market 1 lemon at the supermarket 3 minimum,and so on. It doesn't all keep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 All the articles iv'e read today go on about 2 for 1 offers, but what about minimum packaging? for instance 1 carrot is enough for us. So, at the market 1 carrot,at the supermarket a bag of carrots,at the market 1 parsnip,at the supermarket a bag of 4,At the market 1 lemon at the supermarket 3 minimum,and so on. It doesn't all keep. We can buy loose veg at our supermarket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddysbuddy Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 As much as half of all the food produced in the world - two billion tonnes worth - ends up being thrown away, a new report claims. This is such a crime, we see on tv other countries are starving and drinking dirty water, it makes me really angry. We only buy a little extra at Christmas and make sure it is in the use by date, but we bring our boys up to respect what we have. the report that I heard also mentioned as part of this problem in the undeveloped nation transport to market difficulties, and sell by/ use by dates, and more importantly in the developed world the amount of food rejected by supermarket buyers because it does not meet their standards of appearance and shape and size. bear in mind that when the supermarket men visit if they see a few items that do not appeal to them they will reject the entire crop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bargepole23 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 We can buy loose veg at our supermarket... Same at ours, or at any number of other shops and supermarkets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I've never understood the argument that 2 for 1 offers are responsible for food waste, most people have freezers nowadays so just bung one of whatever it is in there for a later date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Yeah, you need to read behind the headlines. The amount of food produced that never gets eaten is estimated to be between 30 and 50%, but the stuff we buy and throw away is only a part of this. Some is down to inefficient harvesting methods, some gets wasted in transit and storage. Then in the developed world there's all the "sub-standard" stuff that gets rejected by the retailers, then there'll be the tonnes of stuff that gets thrown out by the supermarkets before it is sold. Lastly, there's what we throw away ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 We can buy loose veg at our supermarket... Which 1 is truman, the 1 i'm quoting there is Lidl. I don't really know about the bigger supermarkets, it may be something to do with the size of supermarket ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 What annoys me is the packs of cooked meat that give you 30% extra free. I don't want the extra, I'd rather have a price reduction. The print on the pack says 'use within two days of opening', so what I don't use in two days is effectively waste (unless I keep putting it on Mr Godzilla's sandwiches for the rest of the week!). Saying that, when you have dogs, not much ends up in the bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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