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Caron Lindsay

Ros Scott speaks out against food waste

By Caron Lindsay | Mon 7th April 2014 - 10:55 am

Food waste 215 million tonnes of food wasted in the UK each year.

122 million tonnes wasted in the industrialised world (which makes the British contribution of an eye-wateringly high proportion).

The latter figure is equal to the entire food production of sub-Saharan Africa.

It’s a far cry from the days when we were growing up. Any waste at all horrified my Granny. She went to the shops every day and bought what she needed for that day and no more. Most of what she bought was relatively locally produced, unprocessed and fresh.

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  • Ruth Bright
    David you have got to write about some of these things. Can you do a pamphlet? Or am I showing my age here? Maybe a podcast 💛...
  • John C
    A very good point about it not being a clarification but a deliberate change. The initial effect of all this "clarification" has lead to more women being attac...
  • David Evans
    ... and in addition. Sorry David (Raw). It is all far too late now to stop it. It's too late even for us to make a noticeable national protest about it, so...
  • David Evans
    Hi Steve, Nah, Just one consistent purpose - Labour party advantage. David...
  • expats
    It is all about 'attitudes'... When we lived in France we were watching long queues for 'The Ladies' at the French end of the Channel Tunnel whilst my wife and ...