Consumers waste more than twice as much food worldwide than commonly thought, according to a new study.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2020 -- Much more food is wasted worldwide than commonly thought, a new study shows.
This figure has been used to show the extent of food waste worldwide, but it considers supply alone and not consumer behavior. Once consumer spending reaches about $6.70 a day per person, they found, waste grows -- initially increasing quickly with rising wealth, and then at much slower rates at higher levels of wealth.
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