One-Third of the World’s Food Wasted

A study released on Wednesday by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, via The New York Times, finds that “fully one-third of all food produced globally—a staggering 1.3 billion tons—is lost or wasted every year.” In developed nations, the waste apparently occurs in the form of edible food being thrown away.

City Harvest is one of my favorite New York charities. They “rescue” food that would otherwise be tossed by restaurants and supermarkets at the end of the day, and send it instead to soup kitchens around the city.

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