A Study by john hopkins university has shown that the world is wasting too much of food of which united state contributes most about 40%.eventhough there is scarcity of food in many parts of the world is it good to waste food. the world may suffer with scarcity of food in the future due to the change in climatic conditions and we should be aware that food is precious . there are many countries where people strive for food at least once a day , thus it is necessary to be aware that food should not be wasted . I know some people who find it a credit of eating a little and throwing the rest, such people should think of people dipped in poverty

Maybe in the cities, out here in the country food does not go to waste, what we don't eat goes to the dog, or the chickens, what they don't eat goes on the compost pile and then goes on the garden the following year. Waste not want not.

hlrive wrote: Maybe in the cities, out here in the country food does not go to waste, what we don't eat goes to the dog, or the chickens, what they don't eat goes on the compost pile and then goes on the garden the following year. Waste not want not.

Nope not in our cities either..and they needed a study to discover this?

Many restaurants serve large portions and in many cases more
than people can eat. It would be better to serve smaller portions.

Why would there be less food with global warming? There should be more food since 30% of the worlds lands are covered with ice or trundra.

i think if more people became self sufficient then they would value their food more,,,less waste more nutritious and obviously fresh from their garden or plot.

some countries produce far too much and food mountains are just piled too high,,this food should be sold to third world countries for a very low rate or free at least if the other party pays the shipping cost.

what puzzles me is millions is given in charity to thousands of people ,why not give them the surplus food?

weird world and politics and mentality of manufacturers

Of course we must polute and waste food , else nobody would have anything to complain about .

I worked at a grocery store eons ago, we would toss anything expired into the bin. I asked why not donate it? The answer i was given is they get a tax credit for it being thrown out, they get nothing for donating it. Might of changed by now but i doubt it, since this keeps food a bit more scarce.

hyldig wrote: Of course we must polute and waste food , else nobody would have anything to complain about .

nobody= somebody ?

By the way we still will have Greenhouses even if everything is polluted.

Man has always been poluting and wasting food . Before man inventef fire many were traveling nomads that traveled in same circle pattern . They poluted and wasted food were they camped and that gave them food to camp and collect and eat the next year . Their waisting food and poluting made the circle pattern they traveled in rich on food . The more they poluted , the more seeds grew up and became new plants with vegetables .

Raju you know it's a crime to waste foods stuffs in a country like India where the number (a staggering 194 million) of hungry & undernourished people is alarmingly high.

I became more saving-prone since knowing the stats.
Whenever I go to the groceries or cook myself, I make sure there is no excess amount of anything than what is required & might be used then & there.

If we can't feed the hungry, at least we should make sure not to throw away any surplus food. It's a sin to waste food in a hungry world and every wastage adds up to it.

To throw away any food is against humanity

tasman1 wrote: To throw away any food is against humanity

Wish all would realize that.
If one can't keep it at all, instead of scraping it, at least he/she can feed the animals, the birds. They will be thankful and the one would get their blessings.

poiuy123 wrote: Raju you know it's a crime to waste foods stuffs in a country like India where the number (a staggering 194 million) of hungry & undernourished people is alarmingly high.

I became more saving-prone since knowing the stats.
Whenever I go to the groceries or cook myself, I make sure there is no excess amount of anything than what is required & might be used then & there.

If we can't feed the hungry, at least we should make sure not to throw away any surplus food. It's a sin to waste food in a hungry world and every wastage adds up to it.

what you said should be followed by each and every individual i would say food , air and water are the most precious substances for any living being if we neglect these we will have to pay for it.

Key facts on food loss and waste you should know!

Roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted.
Food losses and waste amounts to roughly US$ 680 billion in industrialized countries and US$ 310 billion in developing countries.
Industrialized and developing countries dissipate roughly the same quantities of food — respectively 670 and 630 million tonnes.

Fruits and vegetables, plus roots and tubers have the highest wastage rates of any food.
Global quantitative food losses and waste per year are roughly 30% for cereals, 40-50% for root crops, fruits and vegetables, 20% for oil seeds, meat and dairy plus 35% for fish.
Every year, consumers in rich countries waste almost as much food (222 million tonnes) as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa (230 million tonnes).
The amount of food lost or wasted every year is equivalent to more than half of the world's annual cereals crop (2.3 billion tonnes in 2009/2010).
Per capita waste by consumers is between 95-115 kg a year in Europe and North America, while consumers in sub-Saharan Africa, south and south-eastern Asia, each throw away only 6-11 kg a year.
The food currently lost or wasted in Latin America could feed 300 million people.
The food currently wasted in Europe could feed 200 million people.
The food currently lost in Africa could feed 300 million people.
Even if just one-fourth of the food currently lost or wasted globally could be saved, it would be enough to feed 870 million hungry people in the world.

Fact , in short

As much as half of all the food produced in the world – equivalent to 2bn tonnes – ends up as waste every year


hi baby , we are all idiots

nothing gets wasted in my house,anything surplus,we feed our 3 dogs, cat and of course birds....

its not just food that gets wasted guys ,millions of other things that can be recycled or repaired or given away to others that perhaps could use them,im talking about clothes,shoes,pots n' pans,old tech equip,infact anything and everything.

water,gas and electricity are also being wasted by people without realizing it,,thats why me and bouldrake are so up for living off the grid,you appreciate more what you work for and nothing ,ever is wasted period.

pindokhan123 wrote: nothing gets wasted in my house,anything surplus,we feed our 3 dogs, cat and of course birds....

If that's the case, then that's like how it should be.

Quote:me and bouldrake are so up for living off the grid

Gratz to both of you & good luck.

tasman1 wrote: we are all idiots

Marcel too? He could be 'wiser' since he consumes grass.

well i am partially there,tho i can tell you its not easy,adjusting from one country to another is hard enough and to live,how shall i say it,,,
well to live simply ,without relying on all those things we have been so dependant on for so long,infact everything that has been part and parcel of our lives since birth...now that is a real challenge,

whether we succeed is another story,,the adventure has just begun