Edit episode Being Green - 12 October 2018
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John Richards spoke to KATE STUBBS of the company Interwaste about the challenges of wasted food products and discarded and out-of-date food.
World Food Day: The plight of hunger highlights the travesty of food waste
Johannesburg, 16 October 2018 - According to recent statistics, South Africa produces 10 million tonnes of food waste every year and our country reportedly has the largest proportion of food wastage in Africa. That is food that is produced but never consumed and ends up in landfills, including fruits, vegetables and cereals which alone account for 70% of this waste. Yet, an average of 12 million people - almost a quarter of the country’s population - go to bed hungry every night. Kate Stubbs, Director of Business Development and Marketing at Interwaste, believes this is a travesty and shares her views on how alternative strategies to managing food waste should be investigated.
World Food Day: The plight of hunger highlights the travesty of food waste
Johannesburg, 16 October 2018 - According to recent statistics, South Africa produces 10 million tonnes of food waste every year and our country reportedly has the largest proportion of food wastage in Africa. That is food that is produced but never consumed and ends up in landfills, including fruits, vegetables and cereals which alone account for 70% of this waste. Yet, an average of 12 million people - almost a quarter of the country’s population - go to bed hungry every night. Kate Stubbs, Director of Business Development and Marketing at Interwaste, believes this is a travesty and shares her views on how alternative strategies to managing food waste should be investigated.
