FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
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Detailed explanation-1: -When food is discarded it goes to the landfills, there it rots to produce Methane-a Greenhouse gas that is 28times much potent than Carbon dioxide. If we divert food waste from landfills to an innovative food waste treatment system then we can stop almost 11% of Greenhouse gas emissions.
Detailed explanation-2: -The food produced and then later goes to waste is estimated to be equivalent to 3.3 billion tons of greenhouse gas emission, accelerating the impacts of climate change. Research also has it that food waste is the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.
Detailed explanation-3: -Food wastage refers to any food lost by deterioration or waste. Thus, the term “wastage” encompasses both food loss and food waste.” ( FAO, 2013)
Detailed explanation-4: -The main takeaway this month is that there are two main types of food waste – preventable and non-edible.
Detailed explanation-5: -Landfills and greenhouse gases In countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom, food scraps constitute around 19% of the waste buried in landfills, where it biodegrades very easily and produces methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.