Today it is Stop Food Waste Day. Food waste is a serious problem with wide-ranging effects. Let's examine the reasons behind not wasting food:
Impact on the Environment:
Resource Consumption: Growing, processing, and shipping food use a lot of resources, including energy, water, and land.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: When food is wasted, the water and energy used to produce it are also wasted. Furthermore, food waste decomposes in landfills to produce methane, an even more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
Climate Change: Approximately 10% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide are attributed to food waste. Food Miles: We can cut down on the distance food travels from farm to plate by buying locally sourced goods or growing our own veggies. This reduces the amount of gasoline used and air pollution.
Moral Aspects to Take into Account:
Extremely Unethical: It is extremely unethical to throw away food, even if so many people struggle to pay for it.
Wastage of Money: Throwing away food is not only immoral morally, but it also costs money. By reducing food waste, the average Irish household may save over €700 annually.
Startling Statistics:
Planting half a million trees would have the same greenhouse gas impact as if every person in the UK stopped wasting food at home for just one day.
Every day, 0.9 million bananas are wasted in homes in the UK.
The annual production of potatoes that are thrown away at home requires 65 billion litres of water.
For the sake of the environment and our pocketbooks, we must reduce food waste at home. The following useful advice will help you reduce food waste:
Verify the temperature of your refrigerator: It should be between 0 and 5°C. Food, especially milk, can go bad more quickly in warmer climates.
Make Good Use of Your Refrigerator: Certain foods keep better without refrigeration. Bananas, pineapples, potatoes, onions, and bread should all be kept in cold, dark areas like cabinets or bread bins.
Make a Shopping List: Assemble your shopping list in advance. When you go shopping, stick to it and concentrate on certain meals.
Water Your Vegetables: Store veggies with their stems submerged in water to preserve them crisp, such as broccoli, celery, and asparagus.
Put it in freeze Fresh Produce: Freeze fresh fruit and vegetables if you won't be able to use them soon enough. If texture is an issue, puree or simmer them (apples, strawberries, tomatoes) before freezing.
Put it in freeze Leftovers: A lot of chilled convenience meals and leftovers freeze nicely. Better yet, freeze sauces in separate portions.
Recall that every little bit helps to reduce food waste and create a more sustainable future!
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