Permaculture - practical solutions for self-reliance is one of the foremost publications in the UK focussing on the sustainability movement, and always features inspiring and creative ways to live a more sustainable life and create a better world. Charlotte's article examines the paradoxical situation we have found ourselves in, where increasing numbers of people are going hungry even as we throw away vast quantities of perfectly good food. The Food Waste Collective is featured as one of a number of solutions being found to readdress this issue.
In the UK, the amount of food waste produced is an estimated 15 million tonnes per year (4). With food prices themselves continuing to rise, and growing reports of families unable to afford enough to eat, there appears to be a clear gap in between hungry people on one side, and wasteful food companies on the other. In many ways this gap is completely avoidable; all it would take is some concise organisation and (crucially) increased communication between all involved. While the gap remains, however, many are seeking individual solutions to the incongruity by taking action for themselves...
Click on the link to read more of Charlotte's article, Food Waste vs. Food Scarcity in the UK.
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