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gets home from the shops, placed in the cupboard or fridge, and then up to half of that food goes in the bin.

Our research has shown that 7.2million tons of food and drink waste is generated by house-holds in the UK each year. Of this, 4.4million tons is avoidable food waste. This avoidable food waste has a value of £12billion per year.’She said that preparing too much food was one reason for waste, while misunderstanding over labels was another factor.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2259883/We-throw-away-HALF-food-Supermarket-deals-confusing-sell-dates-mean-families-waste-480-year-groceries-eat.html

A lack of understanding of how food is grown, harvested, processed and distributed means there is little appreciation of the skills and efforts of farmers and other food producers. In consequence, there’s little concern about wasting food, both at home and in the food indus-try. Many children in Hong Kong believe their food originates from supermarkets

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food is wasted at home when consumers buy more than they need; supplies are stored improperly; or there is confusion over “best before” and “use by” dates.

Ways of wasting

In Hong Kong, supermarkets and shops try to create an image of “prosperity” and “freshness” by putting excessive amounts of produce on the shelves, which is more than they can sell.

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Surplus

the surpluses could help support the poor, who are particularly vulnerable to price rises.