FOOD WASTE

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income

Edible

Inedible

Rot

Leftovers

Nick

Scraps

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cold storage facility

stringent

staggering

He was stressed because he had a __________ amount of work to do.The school had __________ rules, if you forgot your homework you received a punishment.

tacklesoaring

I need to wait for the sales to start because the prices are ___________.I have to ___________ this difficult maths problem for the assignment due next week.

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1. What does the author mean by: “If food was as expensive as a Ferrari, we would polish it and look after it.”

2. How much food does Europe throw away each year?

Fully grown polar bears weigh

approximately 1 ton.

So every year, Europe is throwing

away the equivalent weight

of 10 MILLION polar bears!!!!!!

3. How does it make you feel that Europe wastes so much edible food every year?

4. What can we do to reduce the amount of food wasted?

5. What is the difference between “use by” date and “best before” date?

6. Why is food waste a problem in developing countries?

7. Why is food waste a problem in wealthy countries?