Food waste of the developed world could save the hungry
According to the most recent calculations, the population of Europe and the United States builds up enormous amounts of food waste: the amount of ordered but did not consume food is the seven-fold, that the hungry of the world would need.
In Great Britain the number of discarded food, would be enough for 113 million people. Therefore, from the remaining food of a British citizen, two hungry could get enough food.
One-third of the potatoes, and 40-60 per cent of fish have never been consumed. Only in the households of the UK a total of 484 yoghurt, discarded unopened. Nearly 170 million kilograms of bananas ends in the trasher, without anyone has tasted it – reports Pénzcentrum.hu.
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