0:05 it's a 16 billion dollar a year problem
0:08 food like this which is perfectly good
0:11 to eat simply thrown away it's all
0:13 because of a number of Fairly arbitrary
0:16 reasons for example if a label is not
0:19 perfect or if food is nearing its best
0:21 by date
0:24 this cheese was rejected because of its
0:26 weight which does not correspond to the
0:28 criteria attributed to this kind of
0:30 product this is completely absurd
0:32 because this brie is perfectly
0:36 consumable and excellent
0:38 Vincent works at one of the many
0:40 anti-waste supermarkets that are
0:42 spreading across France selling produce
0:45 rejected by large retailers the French
0:47 government introduced a new law this
0:50 year to tackle food waste and single-use
0:52 plastic while fighting consumer food
0:55 waste remains a challenge in The Wider
0:57 European Union as well the Block's
0:59 statistics agency has just released
1:02 figures for 2020 showing that
1:05 127 kilograms of food per inhabitant was
1:09 wasted that year in the EU of
1:12 nuclear by coming to us our customers
1:14 help reduce the food waste that's
1:16 created by each French person that's to
1:19 say 20 kilograms a year which is
1:21 unacceptable you know
1:24 so just how can we reduce food waste
1:26 well firstly use what you have in the
1:29 fridge or the pantry before purchasing
1:31 more then of course you can make a meal
1:35 plan and store items correctly and last
1:38 but not least shop in a place like this
1:41 one that sells perfectly good food that
1:45 larger chains may have rejected the
1:47 issue of wasted food is not only costly
1:50 in monetary terms but also when it comes
1:53 to social responsibility
1:56 I am African here in France we throw
1:58 away tons of food while on the other
2:00 side there are people who are dying of
2:02 hunger we have to try and find the right
2:05 balance and I think that these types of
2:07 stores can help us avoid food waste in
2:10 the future it also has a big impact on
2:12 the environment with food that's thrown
2:15 away in France every year emitting more
2:18 than 15 million tons of CO2 which
2:20 equates to three percent of the
2:22 country's total emission I don't stroll
2:24 out I feel really bad if I have
2:26 something in my in my fridge that it's
2:29 just getting bad and I have to go
2:30 straight away
2:33 I'm not feeling really okay with that so
2:35 I try to to not do it and always always
2:38 adapt that sentiment is becoming
2:41 increasingly common among consumers is
2:43 the current record high inflation rate
2:46 is forcing many households to tighten
2:48 their belts and reduce spending it also
2:51 means customers are likely to turn to
2:53 the growing number of shops selling
2:56 imperfect but perfectly edible food
