Did you know…
- 40% of food produced worldwide ends up in landfill, which accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions.
- In Ireland, food waste accounts for 29% of food bought by Irish households.
- According to Project Drawdown, reducing food waste is one of the main things that can be done on an individual level to reduce global temperatures by 2 degrees by 2100.
If you want to know more:
- You can learn more about the scale of food waste HERE.
- You can learn more about ways to cut down on food waste HERE.
Project Drawdown’s research can be found HERE.
