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How UK activists are fighting to eliminate food waste
by Sami Grover
Screen capture The Pig Idea
Food waste is a major problem. It squanders precious water resources. It has a profound impact on climate change. And in a world where far too many people go hungry, it just seems morally bankrupt to be throwing away perfectly good food.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. Activists, non-profits and businesses around the world are gearing up to tackle food waste and feed the hungry.
Here are some cool examples from the UK.
Fighting loneliness with unsold produce
Click here to view the embedded video.
As I wrote about earlier this week, UK-based charity FoodCycle has set up food hubs across the country where it pursues its Triple-donation model for fighting food waste. Supermarkets and other retail outlets donate food that would otherwise go to waste. Businesses and community groups donate kitchen space. And volunteers donate their time, getting trained to serve meals to marginalized and at-risk communities.
Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/03/how-uk-activists-are-fighting-to-eliminate-food-waste/
