According to verbraucherzentrale.de, in Germany alone, approximately 12 million tons of food end up in the trash each year - that's nearly 33,000 tons every day. On average, the final consumer discards about 75 kilograms of food per year. But food waste is also contributed by producers, agriculture, and commerce. It should be clear to everyone that wasteful handling of food has a negative impact on the environment and our resources. But did you also know that our behavior has serious consequences for the food supply in poorer countries?
Avoiding Food Waste - Reasons and Solutions
- Aug 29, 2023