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Fighting food waste<\/strong><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In recent times, production of food in developed countries has regularly exceeded demand. Today, reports suggest that between one third and one half of all food produced worldwide is wasted. Even as early as 2012, 5.8 million tons of food waste was produced in the UK alone (Statista Research Department).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we throw away food, we also throw away the precious resources that went into producing this food. This includes the use of land and natural resources, the social cost to the environment, and our biodiversity. Food waste accounts for one-third of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions and generates 8% of greenhouse gases annually. With these statistics in place, there is a huge need to reduce this environmental footprint.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fighting food waste is part of what we do, and we do this regularly in a number of ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n