Food waste is a significant economic, social, and environmental problem, driven by arbitrary rejection criteria and consumer habits, but innovative solutions like anti-waste supermarkets and mindful consumption are emerging to combat it.
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it's a 16 billion dollar a year problem
food like this which is perfectly good
to eat simply thrown away it's all
because of a number of Fairly arbitrary
reasons for example if a label is not
perfect or if food is nearing its best
by date
this cheese was rejected because of its
weight which does not correspond to the
criteria attributed to this kind of
product this is completely absurd
because this brie is perfectly
consumable and excellent
Vincent works at one of the many
anti-waste supermarkets that are
spreading across France selling produce
rejected by large retailers the French
government introduced a new law this
year to tackle food waste and single-use
plastic while fighting consumer food
waste remains a challenge in The Wider
European Union as well the Block's
statistics agency has just released
figures for 2020 showing that
127 kilograms of food per inhabitant was
wasted that year in the EU of
nuclear by coming to us our customers
help reduce the food waste that's
created by each French person that's to
say 20 kilograms a year which is
unacceptable you know
so just how can we reduce food waste
well firstly use what you have in the
fridge or the pantry before purchasing
more then of course you can make a meal
plan and store items correctly and last
but not least shop in a place like this
one that sells perfectly good food that
larger chains may have rejected the
issue of wasted food is not only costly
in monetary terms but also when it comes
to social responsibility
I am African here in France we throw
away tons of food while on the other
side there are people who are dying of
hunger we have to try and find the right
balance and I think that these types of
stores can help us avoid food waste in
the future it also has a big impact on
the environment with food that's thrown
away in France every year emitting more
than 15 million tons of CO2 which
equates to three percent of the
country's total emission I don't stroll
out I feel really bad if I have
something in my in my fridge that it's
just getting bad and I have to go
straight away
I'm not feeling really okay with that so
I try to to not do it and always always
adapt that sentiment is becoming
increasingly common among consumers is
the current record high inflation rate
is forcing many households to tighten
their belts and reduce spending it also
means customers are likely to turn to
the growing number of shops selling
imperfect but perfectly edible food
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