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The global population is expected to reach 9 billion people by the year 2050 and scientific projections indicate that world is on a trajectory towards an environmental and global food crisis. World Leaders, environmental enthusiasts and aid agencies have cause for alarm as they support urgent policies for change, for without them mankind will face unprecedented food insecurity. In 2015 estimates were that there were “some 795 million people” [World Food Programme, 2015], experiencing food insecurity and 3.1 million children under 5 died through malnutrition, while Australians continue to waste an estimated 361 Kg’s of food per person per yr [PMSEIC, 2010, p.44] All the while the earth groans under the weight of Greenhouse Gas Emissions [GHG], deforestation, soil degradation and

Population Growth is an issue that exists in today’s world that needs to be confronted before it becomes out of hand. The population itself has reached overwhelming numbers making it a problem that could turn to be dangerous. The amount of humans that the earth can support or the carrying capacity is slowly rising but at a much slower rate than the population growth rate. The increasing growth rate has its negative effects environmentally, agriculturally, socially, and economically and also has its positive effects nationally, and economically. The government is brainstorming and trying to come up with ways to decrease

The USDA claims that each year, 25.9 million tons of America’s food is thrown away, the equivalent to a quarter of the total amount produced. Nationally, the wasted food is a damaging financial setback, amounting to $1 billion just to get rid of during a time of ascending food prices, nonetheless (Oliver, 2007). Food waste has skyrocketed since 1970 at an astonishing 50% increase rate, yet according to the FAO, one-sixth of America doesn’t get enough to eat.

There is enough food waste in America to fill up 730 football stadiums. Yet, ironically there were almost 50 million people who live in households that are food-insecure in 2013. Thus, it is critically important to help reduce (or at the very least reevaluate) the amount of food that is wasted so it can be used to help those who can’t always afford it, or, help to reduce the impact of methane released by landfills, or, help to use less resources gone into making the produce.

Without communication to honest grocery supplies, people end up with expensive, or buying food with partial nutritional value, or both. Fresh fruits and vegetables are essential for a fit diet are short supply. Food deserts can result in deprived health, stretched budgets for those who can afford it, or long bus trips to other neighborhoods. Worse, the dilemma of grocery access is brutal for the elderly, single parents, and the disable. It’s not just an inner-city land use concern, it’s a problem with intense social justice implication.

Thanks to Imperfect Produce and other like-minded food activists people word is spreading about the aborent amount of produce that goes to waste for the simple reason that it does not meet the cosmetic standards of grocery stores.

I worked at Real Canadian Superstore from last five months and the amount of food they throw away every day is pretty huge. I don’t feel good throwing food every day but I have to do it on regular basis. Supermarkets throwing away vast amount food every day and on the other side some people are not getting two meals a day. Once I asked my manager why we throw this much food if we can donate it? The answer I got was shocking, he told me that we are here to do business, not community service. Not only supermarkets but farmers and individuals too are responsible for increasing food waste problem. This has both negative on the environment and the waste of our resources. Food

I am writing this letter to you as a health promotion officer with the local government, and once a resident of your first electorate, Girrawheen. I have been working with the local Stirling Farmer’s Market for the last ten years now and have noticed an increasing amount of food being discarded as waste, when truly this food could be redirected to other sources or organisations that require the assistance of donations. I have organised to donate any unsold food produce to the Food Ministry Soup Kitchen by Rainbow Community Church held in Hainsworth Centre in Girrawheen every Thursday morning. Although this greatly benefits the emergency relief agency and residents of Girrawheen, it has come to my attention by the manager of the Soup Kitchen that the recipients of the produce are unsure what to do with most, if not majority of the items. I visit Girrawheen on a weekly basis and I am writing to express my concern about the population within the suburb that do not receive an adequate amount of daily food requirements in all areas of the recommended Australian Dietary Intake

Have you thought about how much food is wasted? Just think about your supper last night did you throw any food away if you did have you ever thought about where it goes or what happens to it? Many people don’t realize that there is a lot of food that is thrown away every year. Not only do people in their homes throw away food but grocery stores also throw out a lot of food too. “Most people believe that grocery stores should donate their food instead of throwing it away but the reason why many stores don’t donate their food is because many stores either don’t want to get sued or many grocery stores don’t know that they should be donating it.” ( Jacobs)

However currently we are not concern on running out of supply of food even though our population is increasing at an exponential rate but concerned with the advancement that are being made today to sustain living for example 92% of U.S corn is genetically engineer resulting in 75% of the food in the market is processed. Advancement on farming would be a progress trap because according to a study “A number of studies over the past decade have revealed that genetically engineered foods can pose serious risks to farmers, human health, domesticated animals, wildlife and the environment”(Center For Food Safety) In civilizations, population constantly increases until it hits a point in the food supply, where the food supply scale breaks and there is no more food left -- the upward focus on wealth and how the rich will always stay rich and the poor will always stay poor is a perfect example of why GMO foods were created; they are able to be produced cheap and sold cheap even if it harms human beings. The majority of these big corporations and business that fall along the lines of farming are sought out to make money and that is why being greedy is a progress trap.. you have enough but always have the self-desire for

The DC Central Kitchen is trying to solve the issue of food waste. Robert Egger founded this organization from past experiences of volunteering to help problems like hunger and homelessness. “DC Central Kitchen’s mission is to use food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build communities. DC Central Kitchen is committed to getting students excited about eating their vegetables.” They “transform 3,000 pounds of otherwise wasted food into 5,000 healthy meals.” The meals are cooked by chefs and not pre-packaged or canned goods and they distribute the food to 80 partner agencies that consist of homeless shelters, rehabilitation centers and afterschool programs. Last year they recovered 743,885 pounds of food from grocery stores

Was that you that just tossed that plate of food into the trash? Did you just see that kid dump his whole plate of food in the trash? What is happening? The perfectly good food that took tons of energy and water to produce just got thrown is a bin to taken to a landfill. Where the food will rot, stick, and be a mess at this landfill till it is decomposed. Is this really how it should be? Wasted food is a waste of water, energy and is completely unethical.

Metropolitan region are increasing simultaneously while donations to local food banks are decreasing. According to Federation of Virginia food banks, (2014) “Virginia’s 11.8% food insecurity rate means that over 912,790 people do not know from where their next meal will come. With the average cost of a meal in Virginia being $2.68, Feeding America ‘Map the Meal Gap ‘concluded that an additional $406,935,780 would be needed to meet the state’s food needs”(para. 1). The research further explains that “… With donations over the past years, decreasing by as much as 50% and food assistance requests increasing as much as 40%, our food banks are in crisis and need major support to meet the needs of Virginia’s food insecure” (para. 4). In addition, according to the Darden Foundation, (2014) “about 35 million tons of food waste reaches landfills and incinerators each year in the United States” (para. 1). Devising and implementing programs to reduce our food waste as well as a donation program, has multiple benefits for all stakeholders and the

One of the problems facing our world is population. It began about ten thousand years ago when the humans settled and began farming. The farming provides more food for the people thus making the population grow. Now we are about 6 billion in population and in a few years we will be around 10 to 11 billion. Therefore, our population will

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food wastage, “food produced and not eaten,” emits enough greenhouse gasses (GHG) to be ranked third amongst global emitters (FAO 2013, 6). In New York City (NYC) it is estimated that businesses “produce more than 650,000 tons of food waste annually” (Turso 2017). This specific food waste is classified as food scrap, cooked food which is still edible, but no longer useful to the business due to a myriad of reasons. Whatever the reason may be for the company, this tonnage of food has the potential and possibility of being recovered for redistribution to food banks, soup kitchens, and other food rescue organizations. For example, two of the largest organizations in NYC, City Harvest and Food Bank NYC, will collect around 59 million and 24 million pounds in 2017 respectively, of unprocessed/non-perishable food. This is equivalent to about 42 thousand tons or 6.5 percent of annual food waste from scraps. Despite having warehouses, fleets of vehicles, and numerous volunteers, two of the largest organizations barely make an impact on the total amount of food rescued versus food wasted.