http://stateweatherstation.com Your all in one US Forex Station Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:44:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://stateweatherstation.com/leftovers-offer-hope-to-the-hungry/ http://stateweatherstation.com/leftovers-offer-hope-to-the-hungry/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:52:11 +0000 admin http://stateweatherstation.com/?p=175 Those filling their supermarket trolleys for the weekly shop or shopping online for groceries are unlikely to ponder how much of their purchases may end up in rubbish bins.
According to research just published by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, it could be up to 40% in the US. Meanwhile, according to Waste and Resources Action Program, 8.3 million tons of food and drink are throw away annually in the UK. Food waste is so wide-spread that experts believe there should be already enough to feed the expected world population of 9bn in 2050 if food wastes could be eliminated.
Now the issue is being taken seriously by the food producers, retailers and government.
In the supermarkets, the labels of “Buy one, get one free” are gradually being replaced with various offers of “half price”, “buy one, get one free later”, and multi-buy deals that combine different items rather than just offering more of the same. Storage information is now printed on packaging. Tips to keep the food for longer are given in details. Reducing in-store waste is another effective way to stop sending waste to landfill. Today, some retailers are even given charities unsold food that is within its use-by date.

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