Tackling food waste: The EU's contribution to a global issue
Briefing
23-01-2014
In the EU, food waste has been estimated at some 89 million tonnes, or 180 kg per capita per year. Besides the economic costs, this has significant negative effects for the environment. The EU is taking steps to tackle this trend and aims to halve the disposal of edible food in the EU by 2020.
Briefing
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- agri-foodstuffs
- agri-foodstuffs
- AGRI-FOODSTUFFS
- aid to disadvantaged groups
- consumer behaviour
- consumption
- developing countries
- economic analysis
- economic conditions
- economic consequence
- ECONOMICS
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental impact
- environmental policy
- fight against wastage
- food industry
- food shortage
- foodstuff
- foodstuff
- health
- social protection
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- TRADE
- wastage