You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic. In many countries large amounts of foods are wasted. Why do you think people waste food in this way? What can be done to reduce the amount of food thrown away? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 254 words.

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is still highly valued in many developing countries.

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, in most

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a significant amount of

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are wasted.

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essay will discuss the causes and solutions to

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problem. Two main reasons behind

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waste are the increase in income and the modern throw-away culture. In our society, we have an average income of $3000 every month compared to $100 per month 50 years ago,

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encourages people to dump the foods they do not like.

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, throwing

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away does not concern them financially.

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second reason, the modern throw-away culture promotes the thought of everything can be discarded despite its value.

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, a Tiktok influencer kept telling his viewers that most of the leftovers are thrown in the bin simply because he did not find them delicious anymore.

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, unless actions were taken,

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issue will only worsen. There are two solutions to

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problem which are increasing the cost of

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disposal and organising awareness-raising campaigns.

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disposal is free in most countries but in South Korea, they charge a fixed cost for every 100 grams of

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waste since they have the highest amount of

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being

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in the world.

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, imposing a fixed cost on

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disposal, causes their citizen to not waste

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as there will be additional charges.

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, the government should start public awareness-raising campaigns in order to alter the public mindset on wasting

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. Simply put, starting a campaign on educating the public on why

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should not be wasted will change the public's mindset on the modern throw-away culture. In conclusion, tackling

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issue requires

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of public consciousness

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governments play an important role, individuals have the final decision of where

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food

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at their table goes

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