FOOD WASTE

FOOD WASTE is one of the most important ISSUES that the WORLD is facing now and YOU, with little effort, could SOLVE it. About 88 tonnes of food are wasted every year only in Europe. This is a big problem in our society. Now I'm going to talk about some causes, some effects and some solutions to reduce food waste.

As I said before 88 tonnes of food, which is equivalent to 88000 Kg, are wasted in Europe and about 1.3 billion tonnes are wasted in the world every year. Most of that food is wasted in supermarkets, cafeterías, and cantines (in schools or big factories),... In supermarkets the food that doesn' look good, they just throw it away because they won't be able to sell it. In the cafeterias or restaurants the food that isn't eaten by the customers is  also thrown away.

These bad habits are influencing the world because they are wasting food that is one of the most valuable resources that humans need. According to the FAO, the food and agriculture organization of the United Nations, more than 40 countries need urgently food in order to survive. With about 650 million tonnes, half of the average wasted food, It would be more than enough to stop the hunger in the world.

You could help the world by putting in practice little things that could help a lot. One of them, the one that I found more common but there still people that don't do it, is using the "Doggy bag".This consists un when you go at a restaurant or somewhere to eat, if you don't finish all your lunch you just take it at home in a container instead of throwing it away.(European Comision) 

In conclusion food waste is very serious and you should start worrying more and taking more measures to stop it.