10 Interesting Fact About Food waste

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• Every year, Indonesia throws 300,000 tons of food that can still be consumed.
• About 40% of the total food production in Indonesia is wasted every year.
• Food wasted in Indonesia is equivalent to 13.4 billion portions of rice.
• Most of the food wasted in Indonesia comes from the household.
• Based on the survey, 70% of Indonesian people are still removing food that can still be eaten.
• Many restaurants in Indonesia are throwing away food scraps even though they can still be donated to orphanages or other social institutions.
• Food wasted in Indonesia can have a negative impact on the environment because it produces methane gas that causes the greenhouse effect.
• Food wasted in Indonesia can reduce food availability and increase food prices.
• Indonesia has sophisticated food processing technology to reduce the amount of food wasted.
• Indonesian people should be more concerned with food waste problems and practice good food management in the household.