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
- Our first month: 71 meals rescued and 177.5 kg of CO₂ saved
- Storing and using pumpkin without waste
- Storing and saving bread: how to waste less at home
- A surprise in your YumBox: how to make the most of it
- Vier keer zoveel gered: ons tweede impact rapport
- Storing apples and pears in autumn: keep them fresh for longer
- Saving food in Utrecht: an autumn guide along local food shops
- Onze eerste maand: 71 maaltijden gered en 177,5 kg CO₂ bespaard