Nowadays people waste a lot of food that was bought over the world. Why do you think people waste food? What can be done to reduce the amount of food they throw away?

Recently,

food

waste has been increasing worldwide. In my opinion,

this

is largely

due to

stores discarding lots of unsold

items

and

individuals

over-purchasing grocery

items

. To address

this

issue, both shops and

individuals

should alter their behaviour. One of the major factors in

food

loss

is merchandise disposing of excessive unused products, even when they are still safe to consume. The lack of marketing management skills might cause the excessive amount of disposed

items

.

In particular

, the famous convenience store, Family Mart, has succeeded in reducing

food

loss

by as much as 1,000 kg a year by improving storage management and analyzing the data of which products are more likely to be purchased in a certain area.

Therefore

, managing storage and collecting consumer data is crucial to tackling the

food

waste issue and

this

is the part that should be promoted across the world.

Secondly

, over-purchasing grocery

items

at once connects to

food

loss

.

For instance

, in my country, younger adults don't have enough time to go to grocery stores more than twice a week because of over-working hours.

Therefore

, 78 % of people answered they buy significant amounts of commodities at once;

however

, most of these goods spoil and are discarded. A survey reported more than 1 ton of

food

has been disposed of from livelihood. To deal with that,

individuals

should make a list of

items

that they actually require and consider the portion before heading to the stores. In conclusion, I am adamant that the increased

food

loss

is caused by businesses and

individuals

. To solve

this

, they both should care more about the

food

waste they bring about and alter their attitudes.