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Food Waste is the World’s Third Biggest Source of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

09/11/2013
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    A recent study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that the 1.3 billion tons of food discarded around the world account for more greenhouse gas emissions than those emitted by any country except for China or the US. The study takes into account the energy, water, and chemicals used both to produce the food and to dispose of it -- totaling around 3....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/food-waste-is-the-worlds-third-biggest-source-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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    A recent study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that the 1.3 billion tons of food discarded around the world account for more greenhouse gas emissions than those emitted by any country except for China or the US. The study takes into account the energy, water, and chemicals used both to produce the food and to dispose of it -- totaling around 3....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/food-waste-is-the-worlds-third-biggest-source-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Person dumpster diving for discarded food
    A recent study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that the 1.3 billion tons of food discarded around the world account for more greenhouse gas emissions than those emitted by any country except for China or the US. The study takes into account the energy, water, and chemicals used both to produce the food and to dispose of it -- totaling around 3....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/food-waste-is-the-worlds-third-biggest-source-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Full plate of food being tossed in trash

A recent study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that the 1.3 billion tons of food discarded around the world account for more greenhouse gas emissions than those emitted by any country except for China or the US. The study takes into account the energy, water, and chemicals used both to produce the food and to dispose of it -- totaling around 3....

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