Food waste: numbers, causes and solutions
What is food waste and how big is the problem in the Netherlands and Belgium? The numbers, the causes and what you can do at home, nearby and as a business.
- Worldwide, roughly a third of all food produced is lost or wasted (FAO)
- Food loss and waste account for around 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (UNEP)
- Dutch consumers throw away over 30 kilos of solid food per person per year at home (Netherlands Nutrition Centre and WUR)
- Via YumBite you rescue the daily surplus of local businesses as a YumBox at a minimum 40% discount
Further reading:
- 10 tips to reduce food waste at home
- Best before vs use by: what date labels really mean
- What to do with stale bread? 7 tasty ideas
- How to keep vegetables, fruit and bread fresh longer
- Food waste in the Netherlands and Belgium: the numbers
- Rescuing food in Amsterdam: here's how
- Rescuing food in The Hague: here's how
- Rescuing food in Antwerp: here's how