FACT 1. Over 1/3 of all food produced globally goes to waste. Ref
FACT 2. The annual value of food wasted globally is $1 trillion, and it weighs 1.3 billion tonnes. Ref
FACT 3. All the world’s nearly one billion hungry people could be fed on less than a quarter of the food that is wasted in the US, UK and Europe. Ref
FACT 6. If food waste were a country it would be the 3rd largest emitter of greenhouse gases (after China & the USA). Ref
FACT 7. Reducing food waste is the #1 solution to the climate crisis, according to Project DrawDown – coming above electric cars, solar power and plant-based diets. Ref
FACT 10. 2.3 billion people are joining the planet by 2050 – this will require a 60-70% increase in global food production. Or we can just stop throwing away our food! Ref
Interested in learning more about food waste? Visit the Institute of Food Science & Technology.