Answer to submitter. Weight is a reasonable way to calculate the food waste

Reply to Jonas Paulsson: The importance of the food that is thrown is not the only thing that matters, but it is a way to measure food waste and food waste with reasonable effort at national level. Of the food waste that households throw in the garbage, about a quarter could be eaten if handled correctly.

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency highlights the links between different types of food waste and environmental impact in the recently published report ”Environmental impact from food waste in Sweden ”. The significant food product’s environmental impact is determined by a combination of the amount of waste and the environmental impact the product has in the joint being investigated.

When it comes to meat, the climate impact is high, despite the fact that in the household, much more fruits and vegetables and bread are discarded. But throwing food regardless of variety is to waste a resource produced, stored, transported and often refined.

When we throw away food Do we fail to protect other resources. For example, the environmental impact is linked to water use, where it is taken into account how sensitive an area or country is to water withdrawals.

For water, fruit and vegetables are the product group in households’ grocery basket that has the greatest impact, where the large amount of significance is also important.

Therefore – do not throw away food!

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