Reducing food wastes? Takes too long time

In past generations, US production rate is keep increasing. Especially in food production, the production rate of foods between 1980 and 2010 is drastically increasing. For example, the total grain production in 1980 was 233 million tons, but in 2010 the total production was exactly doubled. (EPI Food and agriculture) After 30 years later, people of 2010 consume twice or more than people of 1980.

Now, think about how many tons of food will waste from the increasing amount of foods. If your imagination can’t follow this question, I’ll help you to understand more. In 2012 there were 35 million tons food wastes were discarded and the population of US citizens in 2012 was 315 million. (MSW Fact 2012) Let’s do the simple math. First, divide 35 into 315 is  0.11 tons. Second one ton is 1000kg, so 110 kg per person. Finally, if your weight is 150 lbs then guess what? You consumed more than your own weight!

Isn’t it creepy?

Sadly, this increasion of food wastes is endless, unless all human suddenly turn into plant so that they can do photosynthesize. Now if you have enough time please watch this video.

It is 2 minutes short video to summarize the food waste issues well.

If you watched it, then I hope you can understand the reason that we need to recycle food wastes. As the data proves, the production rate is keep increasing and also the food waste rate is keep increasing too. In this situation, even if some people try to reduce the food waste rate, but the increasing food waste rate is larger than the reduction rate.

If we can’t reduce the food waste rate drastically, then we have to change the view of watching this issue.

In previous post, I posted the recycling method of food waste, the biofuel. Largest, safest, and most adaptable technology to recycling food waste. If we can change the view of food waste, garbage to energy resource, then it will gives more profits to society.