Every day, millions of tons of food are wasted all over the world. Why do you think this is happening? And how can we solve this problem?

There has been an ever-increasing trend that people discard an excessive amount of

food

waste

from all corners of the world.

Although

this

problem can be attributed to a great number of reasons, some feasible solutions can be considered to address

this

. There are a number of reasons for

this

adverse tendency. The

first

reason for the rise in the amount of

food

waste

is the increased supply of cheap and readily available

food

, which encourages people to buy more than they really need.

For example

, in order to increase sale revenue as well as compete with other brands, many fast-

food

restaurants nowadays have launched plenty of promotion programs

such

as “By 2 get 1 free”, which has attracted hundreds of customers and

thus

the huge amount of

food

waste

will end up in landfills. Another reason is that in order to deal with busy lifestyles, people tend to buy

food

for the whole week rather than go to the supermarket on a daily basis.

However

, some kinds of fruits and vegetables easily become rotten within a few days and

then

thrown away. A wide range of strong measures must be implemented, not only by the government but

also

by individuals, to combat

food

waste

.

This

first

solution is that the government can develop some action plans to raise consumers’ awareness of

food

appreciation.

This

could be done by getting people involved in global

food

campaigns

such

as Think.Eat.Save and anti-

food

waste

campaign, helping their citizens to become more conscious consumers and when everyone is fully aware of

this

, they would think more carefully when it comes to shopping for

food

. In terms of each consumer, it is important to make a detailed shopping list before going to the supermarket.

This

way helps them to have time to prepare and decide wisely what products should be bought, which eventually saves a lot of unnecessary

food

. In conclusion,

Although

food

waste

seems inevitable in today’s world, there are various ways to improve

this

problem.