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The Importance of Food Waste and its Implications in Society

One-third of all the food produced in the world goes to waste, this totals to 9.5 million tonnes generated yearly in the UK.


This makes food waste not only an environmental concern but a humanitarian one.


As the world’s population continues to grow, more people are reported to be suffering from food insecurity.


Reporting on redirecting food waste is becoming more frequent in news articles, thus encouraging the search for more systemic solutions in order to find strategies to minimise food waste while also tackling food insecurity. 


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Costs rising faster than incomes. 2.5 million children reported to be suffering from food insecurity


The secret behind supermarket waste: Are supermarkets getting food banks right?


"The only ones we hurt are ourselves" £14 billion thrown to the bin yearly


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