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Food waste, not in good taste

The world waste

0:00/1× ♻️ The world is producing waste much faster than the planet can break down. It is time to shift towards a circular economy to #BeatWastePollution. All of us – governments, businesses, consumers – will have to make changes. More than that, we will have to be the change. By UN

The Power of Mindfulness: Cultivating a Present Life

🍏 That highlights the crucial link between our diet and our mental health. Eating a healthy, balanced diet can help us maintain a positive mood, reduce stress, and improve cognitive function. On the other hand, a diet high in sugar, processed foods, and unhealthy fats can have the opposite effect, leading

Food Waste and Methane Emissions: The Importance of Reducing Food Waste for a Sustainable Future

0:00/1× 🥦🍏🍅🫑🥬 Food waste is a significant issue that is causing major environmental problems. When food waste ends up in landfills, it decomposes and produces methane gas, which is even more potent than carbon dioxide when it comes to its impact on the environment. Methane is a greenhouse gas

Zero Waste Living: A Sustainable Lifestyle

♻️ In recent years, the concept of zero waste living has gained popularity as people become more conscious of their impact on the environment. The idea behind zero waste living is to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste as much as possible to minimize the amount of trash that goes into landfills

Farming Realities: Tough Decisions for Economic Sustainability and Food Loss

🌾 Farming full-time is hard, y'all. Sometimes this happens: A crop is destroyed with herbicide in order to plant a different crop. This cucumber field was harvested several times, but one more harvest just wasn't feasible for the grower. What leads to this type of foodloss? Lack

Food price inflation

0:00/1× 📈 Latest Office for National Statistics figures show food price inflation has risen to 18%. This is preventing many citizens on lower incomes from being able to afford a healthy diet. Our food system must change in order to produce true food security. By The Food Foundation #foodsharing

The Global Impact of Food Waste and Loss: A Look at Europe, the USA, and Beyond

🗑️ Food waste and loss is a global issue that affects not only the economy but also the environment and social equity. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about one-third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted. This equates to approximately 1.3 billion tons of food

Before you throw out that food, remember

🗑️ When we throw out food, we don't just waste a meal. We waste all the water and energy that went into producing it. #foodsharing #foodwaste #foodshare #sustainability  #meat #plantbased #climatecrisis #vegan #plantbase #diet #climate #change #nature #zerowaste #agriculture #pesticides #health

Food waste: bread

🗑️ Food waste is a huge problem and I wanted to know what I should do. What’s the one action or product to focus on as an individual? My research led me to bread: 🌾 Grains are the most wasted food in terms of calories 🏠 In the West, most bread waste

Do you need to worry about pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables?

🍊 Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet providing vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, dietary fiber and other benefits. They can also be quite delicious. 🌎 Nutrition experts agree that many Americans should eat more of these foods, but that can be challenging for those with a busy lifestyle. 🫑 Another

Overripe bananas?

🍌 Overripe bananas are very rich in potassium. Don't throw them away! Zero waste recipe Ingredients: - Fresh or frozen bananas - Greek yoghurt - A cup of milk - Vanilla Blend until smooth! #foodsharing #foodwaste #foodshare #sustainability  #meat #plantbased #climatecrisis #vegan #plantbase #diet #climate #change #nature #zerowaste

Rotting food waste

🫑 Did you know? Rotting food waste creates methane gas, which is more harmful to the environment than carbon dioxide. #foodsharing #foodwaste #foodshare #sustainability  #meat #plantbased #climatecrisis #biglivestock #vegan #plantbase #diet #climate #change #nature

Bell pepper left unharvested because the price dropped below the harvest cost

🫑 41,189 pounds in this field were fresh, healthy, and safe to eat. 🌎 This equates to 4,652 pounds per acre in this small-ish field of less than 9 acres. It's actually a little low, based on my research. On average, over 10 fields on different farms with

The Economic Cost of Food Waste: A Global Perspective

🌎 Food waste is a major global issue that has significant economic, environmental, and social consequences. According to the FAO, approximately one-third of all food produced in the world is lost or wasted, equivalent to 1.3 billion tons of food annually. This not only represents a significant loss of valuable

March 28 is Denmark's Overshoot Day

🇩🇰 March 28 is Denmark’s Overshoot Day. A 5-day strike by Copenhagen’s garbage collectors provided a stark reminder of the “Global North’s” tremendous over-consumption. These overflowing residential dumpsters is also a reminder why incineration seems to be a bad idea? Out of sight. Out of mind. Overshoot Day:

Today is Denmark's Overshoot day

🇩🇰 From now on, Danes live in resource debt. From the 28th of March 2023, Denmark is using more resources than the planet can sustainably provide within a year. But it's strange since Denmark often leads the sustainability rankings. Yet if everyone lived like the Danes, we would need

Foodshare has implemented maps

Foodshare has implemented maps #food #meat #plantbased #lessandbettermeat #climatechange #climatecrisis #biglivestock #defundbiglivestock #map #maps

Save Earth, Save Yourself

🌎 It's a powerful message that reminds us of the interdependence between humans and the environment. Our planet is facing a multitude of challenges such as climate change, deforestation, pollution, and loss of biodiversity, which are all interconnected and impact our health and well-being. By taking responsibility for our

Revolutionizing Food Sharing: Real-Time Chats and Map Integration on Our Web App

🚀 The integration of real-time chats and a map feature on our web app has greatly improved the food sharing experience for users. With real-time chats, users can now communicate and coordinate the sharing of food items in real-time, making the process more efficient and convenient. 🥦🍏🍅 The addition of a map

Why The Phrase Food Waste Is Hindering The Fight To Prevent It

🥦🍏 Food waste is a significant problem in the United States, with 40% of food being thrown away each year. This results in wasted food, which is predominantly sent to landfills, producing toxic landfill leachate and releasing harmful methane gases. However, referring to it as "food waste" may be

Scandalously: the meat industry have blocked the IPCC from highlighting the need for more plant-based diets

🚨 Echoing fossil fuel industry tactics. The IPCC report draft previously stated: "A shift to diets with a higher share of plant-based protein in regions with excess consumption of calories and animal-source food can lead to substantial reductions in GHG emissions… Plant-based diets can reduce GHG emissions by up to

Breakfast, lunch and dinner sorted

0:00/1× 🍌 Tag someone in the comments who LOVES bananas 😉 By Plant Based News #sustainable #coffee #cornerstonecafe #ediblecups #goodedi #edicup #biodegradable #biodegradableproducts #coffeecups #plant #compost #epa #uts #sydney #australia #gardening #nowaste #circulareconomy #nsw #university #technology #sustainablefuture #tabloid #media #misinformation

The beauty and the ridicule of our interconnected world

✈️ If we want to transition to a sustainable future, local circular business models should become a standard. 🙈 Globalisation is beautiful, it opens doors for us to understand other cultures. But a healthy degree of localism should always be common sense. How on earth can transporting pears x2 across the world

Preventing food from falling through the cracks

🇨🇦 Canada has a huge problem with food waste, with 58% of all food in the country going to waste each year, equivalent to the weight of 95 CN towers. Almost half of this waste occurs in processing and manufacturing. To address this issue, Second Harvest, Anthesis Provision and Enviro-Stewards launched

What a great action

"BREAKING: In an act of civic duty, Extinction Rebellion has taken on the tabloid media this morning in a series of actions calling out their blatant suppression of crucial news on the climate and ecological crisis. In London, three people met The Sun’s political investigative reporter Amir Razavi