Food is a terrible thing to waste, but we’re wasting a lot of it. In fact, a recent report from the UN, and UK-based food charity, WRAP, found that people threw out more than a billion tons of food last year. And if you include food rotting in fields, up to a third of global food is wasted. The World’s Marco Werman is joined by Richard Swannell, international engagement director at WRAP.
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