We all are thinking for climate change, sea-level rise, Global warming, poverty etc. big issues. But, at the same time, we also triggering those issues by our unsustainable food consumption practices.
Every year, we are generating about 1.3 billion tons of food waste. This food waste accounting in greenhouse gas emissions (about 4.4 gigatons of GHGs ,annually) and environmental degradation. Developing and developed, both countries are wasting about 40% foods.
If we don't waste our foods, it will be enough to feed others 3 billion people annually. We have to be aware of proper consumption of our foods and proper management practices of food wastes globally.
My colleagues discussed the topic well above, but I want to discuss it from another point of view: There are those who abuse the concept of "protecting the environment" so they sell you, for example, a phone for a large amount and does not give you the charger with the phone box, claiming that it preserves the environment even though it took a large amount from you and you will have to buy the charger So you will have two cans to throw in the trash.
Muhammad Anwar Iqbal Moyassar Mohammed Aziz Othman Muayad Mohammed Tofeq Mohammed Alobaidy
Dear Muhammad Anwar Iqbal,
The implementation and development of sustainable food consumption in order to reduce excessive food waste is a very important topic and an important element of the implementation of the principles of sustainable development and social environmental (ecological) responsibility. By implementing and developing sustainable food consumption, the overproduction of food is reduced, the over-exploitation of natural resources is reduced, the scale of environmental pollution with pesticides used in intensive production agriculture is reduced, the scale of greenhouse gas emissions emitted from the production of farm animals is reduced, the scale of environmental pollution is reduced plastic from packaging of agri-food products, etc. Therefore, the implementation and development of sustainable food consumption is also an important element of the pro-ecological transformation of the traditional brown economy into a sustainable green economy / circular economy. The implementation and development of sustainable food consumption is thus correlated with the development of sustainable organic farming. Therefore, programs to promote systems and instruments for the implementation and development of sustainable food consumption should be developed as an important element of the implementation of the principles of sustainable development and social environmental (ecological) responsibility in order to reduce the scale of food waste, waste of natural resources and reduce the scale of environmental pollution.
Best regards,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
Dear Dariusz Prokopowicz,
You are absolutely right. Thank you for your informative reply.
This matter has been running around my mind for quite a long time, as it is a big problem in Greece. During my stay in Denmark, I have been witness to ways of solving this problem, or at least mitigating it, for instance through an app that lets anyone choose, goods from supermarkets, bakeries, restaurants etc, at much lower prices. The main problem that stores and companies mainly pose, is the fact that for some reason they are reluctant of giving away the food of the day, due to the health safety issues. They are basically afraid that someone will eat something that has gone bad and sue them for it. Instead of giving away the food that was already destined for the trash, food which expirations dates are sometimes exaggerated for the same reason as mentioned before, goes to waste, instead of serving at least a good purpose of accommodating people in need, or be recycled in something else.
Dear Alexis Damdimopoulos,
Yes, this is a worldwide problem. Restaurants owner are afraid of their reputation damage. I think initiatives from the government level are keenly needed to minimize food waste generation. With this, producing electricity, biogas, and organic fertilizers from the food waste can be a greater solution to it.
Some articles links, related to electricity production and organic fertilizers generation are given below:
1) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276175570_Manufacture_of_Biogas_and_Fertilizer_from_Solid_Food_Wastes_by_Means_of_Anaerobic_Digestion
2)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279917064_Prospects_of_electricity_production_from_solid_waste_with_plant_process_layout_and_emission_control
My colleagues discussed the topic well above, but I want to discuss it from another point of view: There are those who abuse the concept of "protecting the environment" so they sell you, for example, a phone for a large amount and does not give you the charger with the phone box, claiming that it preserves the environment even though it took a large amount from you and you will have to buy the charger So you will have two cans to throw in the trash.
Muhammad Anwar Iqbal Moyassar Mohammed Aziz Othman Muayad Mohammed Tofeq Mohammed Alobaidy
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