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Reducing Food Waste Is Good for Economy and Climate, Report Says
2015-02-26 16:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Its no secret that a significant portion of the food grown and produced globally ends up as waste, whether from our homes, restaurants, schools or institutions of various sorts. A new report, Strategies to Achieve Economic and Environmental Gains by Reducing Food Waste, documents what could be saved by reducing food waste, both in money spent by consumers and governments, and stress on the planet and its climate. The UK-based the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP), which produced the study...
World leaders urged tackle food waste to save billions & cut emissions
2015-02-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Governments across the world should make reducing food waste an urgent priority in order to save as much as 194bn annually by 2030, according to a report. Cutting food waste leads to greater efficiency, more productivity and higher economic growth, it said, but achieving such an aspiration would involve consumers cutting their own food and drink waste by as much as half. One third of all food produced in the world ends up as waste, with food wasted by consumers globally valued at more than...
Report Urges London Mayor to Make Food Waste a Priority
2015-02-23 23:44:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.waste-management-world.com/">Waste Management World</a> With Londoners currently throwing out some 7 million tonnes of food waste annually, the London Assembly Environment Committee has published a report which highlights the need for local authorities to address the way they collect and process waste food. read more
Containing Food Waste Contamination Essential for Anaerobic Digestion
2015-01-27 17:34:00| Waste Age
Christine McKiernan Depending on its source, food waste can be highly contaminated with a variety of other materials. This contamination can cause significant operational issues for digester components. read more
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How Reducing Food Waste Could Ease Climate Change
2015-01-23 00:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: More than a third of all of the food that's produced on our planet never reaches a table. It's either spoiled in transit or thrown out by consumers in wealthier countries, who typically buy too much and toss the excess. This works out to roughly 1.3 billion tons of food, worth nearly $1 trillion at retail prices. Aside from the social, economic, and moral implications of that waste-in a world where an estimated 805 million people go to bed hungry each night-the environmental cost of producing...
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