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Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Penguin (2 July 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0141036346
ISBN-13: 978-0141036342
Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm

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5.0 out of 5 stars Starvation solutions, 29 Nov 2009

Ron Woods "Ron" (Hampshire UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal (Paperback)

This book points the finger in the right direction. There is plenty of food. Farmers have no problem to grow plenty but do have a problem to get a proper price because there is an oversupply.Food has never been cheaper in history than it is nowadays.
Due to oversupply and high outer quality standards, there is a lot of outgrade for second and third class and there is no appreciation for what we harvest, so we throw a lot away.
Just all this waste can feed us.To be aware what is really going on in food supply and where there is a solution, read this one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Our throwaway society., 8 July 2009

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This is such a mind-blowing book that everyone should be forced to read it and it should be part of the schools' curriculum.

The numbers alone suggest we grow and/or import stuff just to bin it; one billion tomatoes, nearly two billion bananas and how about nearly half a billion unopened yoghurt tubs. These are just a few of the statistics which pretty much amounts to �400 or more per year per household.

But this is certainly not just a list; the author informs how we can try to alleviate the problem. My own household has an almost empty wheelie bin, we compost everything and rarely discard newspapers but not everyone can do this. Lack of space is one reason and yet this problem, too, can be overcome.

However, rules and regulations stacked against manufacturers is a major part of the problem, too. The pages of who throws what away and why leaves this reader with the dreadful statistic that North America and Europe throw away enough to feed the world's undernourished several times over. Staggering.

It's a must read book of nearly 500 pages but don't be put off by a school-teacher approach that we must all eat our bread crusts; mine go to help feed the birds.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Quite chastening - worse than I ever envisaged, 3 Sep 2009

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Having been brought up in an environment in which waste was never acceptable (we were at war with Germany) I find it totally abhorrent that not only do supermarkets and shops consider it to be satisfactory to deal in excessive quantities in order to maximise profit but more so is the shocking waste created by consumers, when thousands in the world and especially children and babies and dying for thr want of the simplest of food.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow - what possibilities
Ttristram Stewart's excellently researched book "Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal" is filled with stories about how blatantly we waste our abundant resources, and on that... Read more

Published 9 days ago by Feidhlim Harty

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The research and references in this book make it worth reading alone. The bible of the food waste industry.
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Published 3 months ago by N. Thorne

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Published 13 months ago by S Klamp

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Published 15 months ago by Mr. Michael Lewis

5.0 out of 5 stars Reality shock
It's a must reed. What Tristram Stuart reveals about the reality of our way of treating food is shocking and appalling and a real eye opener!

Published 16 months ago by Veronika

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely insightful book
This book is an amazing piece of work by the author. It presents copious amounts of facts and figures on the amount of food waste that is generated (primarily in the UK but also... Read more

Published 17 months ago by ASax

5.0 out of 5 stars A timely book
Amazing levels of research. Stuart has really got to the bottom of this important global issue!

Published on 8 July 2009 by Mr. Corin Stuart

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