And the overall amount of waste could be twice what we previously thought.
. But if you were shocked by the UN’s findings, consider sitting down for this: A new study released this week suggests that the one-third estimate may be way off.
Specifically, the study found that when people are affluent enough to spend $6.70 per day they not only become more likely to start wasting food, but additionally, the amount of food they waste begins rising rapidly alongside their wealth . These findings could be significant, because, as we try to cut food waste, growing affluence in developing countries could be “a brewing potential future problem,” according to the study.
Though all these findings may sound alarming, the authors state that they hope they can have practical repercussions. “[Our study] provides a new globally comparable base against which one can measure progress on the international food waste target , and suggests a threshold level of consumer affluence around which to launch intervention policies to prevent food waste from becoming a big problem,” the authors stated in a press release.
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