Conduct an experiment and track how much spoiled food from your refrigerator goes to the trash can and how much canned food remains "living" in cabinets after the expiration date. Have you chosen the right purchasing policy? Maybe something should be bought less, and something and completely abandoned? This is especially true for perishable products: if a store or market is within easy reach, it makes sense to purchase fresh products more often.
According to statistics given by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP, UNEP) and the World Resources Institute, about 1/3 of the food produced on the planet, the cost of which is about 1 trillion dollars, is thrown away or spoiled. The amount of food lost is about half of the world's annual grain supply.
For the production of unnecessary food, a huge amount of resources is spent: water, electricity, land. And if we reduce our consumption and become respectful of food, nature's bounty, human labor and hungry people on the planet, the world can become a better place.
To prevent spoilage of products, use the following algorithm:
- Plan ahead for your purchases. Make a list of the necessary products for the planned meals - then you definitely won't buy anything extra and won't forget anything.
- Buy only what you need and what you are sure to use it in the near future.
- Organize proper food storage.
- Prepare the amount of food that you can actually eat before it spoils.
- If you haven’t eaten something, you can send it to the secondary circulation: feed the needy, give it to livestock, fill the compost pit.
See also anekdotig:
- Tip: " Buy local food " (November 9, 2015)
- Article: " Food that will never be eaten ."
- Article: " How to properly store food ."
- Video: " Tristram Stewart: Outrageous Food Waste Statistics ".