Food Waste Quotes

• Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.

  Pope Francis

  Tables, Hungry, Stealing

  "Pope Francis On World Environment Day Speaks Of Food Waste, Lack Of Attention To Needs Of Poor". www.huffingtonpost.com. June 5, 2013.

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• Cutting food waste is a delicious way of saving money, helping to feed the world and protect the planet.

  Tristram Stuart

  Cutting, World, Saving

  "Explorers. What is your passion?". www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• A food waste reduction hierarchy-feeding people first, then animals, then recycling, then composting-serves to show how productive use can be made of much of the excess food that is currently contributing to leachate and methane formation in landfills.

  Carol Browner

  Animal, People, Environmental

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• According to the 'food waste pyramid', ensuring that food is eaten by people is the top priority. Failing that, the next best thing is to feed it to farm animals.

  Tristram Stuart

  Animal, Pyramids, People

  "Food redistribution is a win-win solution for food waste" by Tristram Stuart, www.theguardian.com. May 11, 2012.

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• Why do we send valuable items like aluminium and food waste to landfill when we can turn them into new cans and renewable energy? Why use more resources than we need to in manufacturing? We must now work together to build a zero waste nation - where we reduce the resources we use, reuse and recycle all that we can and only landfill things that have absolutely no other use

  Hilary Benn

  Zero, Working Together, Energy

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• The garden is doing so well, we have so many greens and radishes that everyone is enjoying. Also, we are using one square as a compost bin, the Green Team is collecting food waste at lunch. Things are looking great, a huge thank you again.

  Mike Moreno

  Team, Garden, Squares

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• In China, I helped introduce UNEP's campaign to reduce food waste on World Environment Day. The government took notice of food waste issues and now, when you over-order in a restaurant, you are encouraged to downsize. This is where people can really impact policy and vice versa!

  Li Bingbing

  Government, Order, Issues

  "Interview with Li Bingbing on Elephants and Ivory Poaching". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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