An estimated 1.3 billion tons or of USD$1 trillion worth food is wasted every year. This amount of food could be enough to feed 3 billion people annually.
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Food waste uses up 21% of freshwater.
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About 4.4 gigatons of greenhouse emissions are by the means of food loss and food waste.
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Food waste account for 3rd most greenhouse emissions just behind China and United States.
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About 60 million tons of fruits and vegetables are wasted away in US mainly because they look "ugly".
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By estimates, 25% of world's freshwater supply is used in growing foods that end up being never eaten.
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40 to 60% of fish caught in Europe are discarded as they don't meet the already set supermarkets quality standards.