ReThink NG and the Association of Ukrainian Agribusiness Club are trying to find out how much food will go to the trash after the Ukrainians celebrate the New Year. To find out how much food will go to the garbage dump, a specialized foodwaste portal has been created. in. ua. Organizers urge users to participate in the survey. It is noted that the problem of food waste is of a global threatening scale. GO ReThink cites the following facts about food waste: 1.3 billion tons of food worth more than € 1 trillion is thrown out annually; if the ejected food were a country, it would be the third in the world for CO2 emissions, after the US and China;

30% of agricultural land and 25% of fresh water are used for food production, which will never be consumed; the amount of food ejected in Europe could feed 200 million hungry people; on average, we lose 45% of fruits and vegetables, 35% of fish and seafood, 30% of cereals, 20% of meat and dairy products. "In Ukraine, especially people often disregard food during the holidays? cook for Christmas, Easter or a wedding, and then throw out what will go wrong ",? the organizers of the study added.

Original article: How many Ukrainians throw out food?.