Food waste is not a new topic. Scientists have been looking into it for years and chances are you have seen food waste talked about on the news or in a documentary, yet the issue remains prevalent. The University of Edinburgh conducted a study in February 2017 that found that global food waste is still very much a problem, with over a fifth of food going to waste. Not all of the food being wasted is being left to spoil, however. Excess food consumption is now part of the issue.
Almost 20 percent of the world’s food is going to waste.