40% edible food thrown away in the US alone

Hamato Yoshi · 12-06-2016, 12:59 AM

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/04/22/ameri...e-problem.html

http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/m...ng/a/23612291/

And that's just US , take Norway for example (brief translation) :

"Every year food for tens of billions of krones is thrown away in Norway. Much of this food is completely safe to eat, and there is something seriously wrong when tons of food is wasted.

Now we need to put in place a ban here in Norway"

"The proposal comes after a new law came into force in France last week where is it now illegal for supermarket chains to throw food while it is still edible.

"We want to do like in France and fine grocery stores that throw edible food. The most important thing for us is that food that is fully edible should not go to waste and a ban on throwing food should help supermarkets in a big way and politicians realize the seriousness"

"Many supermarket chains have even initiated good arrangements to reduce waste but it's still too much food being thrown , 130,000 tons edible food.

"We know, moreover, that 10% of greenhouse gas emissions from the wealthy part of the world is due to food waste"

"There are simply a lot of good arguments to expedite this work"

"361 000 tons edible food was thrown in Norway in 2013"

Hit the nail right on the head with that article.

12-06-2016, 12:59 AM	#1
Hamato Yoshi Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 950	40% edible food thrown away in the US alone http://www.cnbc.com/2015/04/22/ameri...e-problem.html http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/m...ng/a/23612291/ And that's just US , take Norway for example (brief translation) : "Every year food for tens of billions of krones is thrown away in Norway. Much of this food is completely safe to eat, and there is something seriously wrong when tons of food is wasted. Now we need to put in place a ban here in Norway" "The proposal comes after a new law came into force in France last week where is it now illegal for supermarket chains to throw food while it is still edible. "We want to do like in France and fine grocery stores that throw edible food. The most important thing for us is that food that is fully edible should not go to waste and a ban on throwing food should help supermarkets in a big way and politicians realize the seriousness" "Many supermarket chains have even initiated good arrangements to reduce waste but it's still too much food being thrown , 130,000 tons edible food. "We know, moreover, that 10% of greenhouse gas emissions from the wealthy part of the world is due to food waste" "There are simply a lot of good arguments to expedite this work" "361 000 tons edible food was thrown in Norway in 2013" Hit the nail right on the head with that article.