I'll start out by saying that this post isn't meant to pick on our friends in the UK. I'm sure that most developed nations waste a similar amount of food per person each year. Still, it's important to note that $20 billion dollars worth is a helluva lot of food to chunk in the trash. At a time when food prices are skyrocketing and rice is being rationed at stores like Sam's and Costco, it seems pretty unbelievable that people are wasting this much food.Though it's often overlooked, the environmental impact of food waste is pretty staggering -- not to mention the vast sums of wasted money. When you consider the CO2 created by the cultivation, transport and preparation of the food wasted in Britain, it equals one fifth of the pollution released by motorists. Oh yeah, and don't forget the fact that this food is eventually carted off to the landfill. Do you think the UK's new carbon-labels will guilt people into wasting less?
[via Treehugger]
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