Stopping food waste begins at home

While the issue of wasted food has a lot to do with what’s on your plate, it also, more significantly, has to do with what isn’t.

Between four to ten per cent of food purchased is thrown out before even reaching one’s plate, according to LeanPath, creators of automated food waste tracking systems in the US.

According to US-based Natural Resources Defense Council, about two-thirds of household waste is due to food spoilage from not being used in time, whereas the other one-third is caused by people cooking or serving too much.