UK appoints ‘champion’ to tackle ‘moral scandal’ of food waste
According to the UN, a third of all food produced globally is thrown away, which the UK calls ‘deplorable and largely avoidable’
London — Britain appointed its first food waste chief on Monday to help drive a campaign to reduce the millions of tonnes of food binned every year by restaurants, supermarkets and manufacturers. Ben Elliot, the nephew of Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall and wife of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, was appointed to the one-year voluntary role of food surplus and waste champion by environment secretary Michael Gove. Food waste is increasingly viewed as unethical in a world of rising hunger, as well as environmentally destructive, dumped in landfills where it rots, releasing greenhouse gases, while fuel, water, and energy needed to grow, store and carry it is wasted. “There continues to be an unforgivable amount of food waste, which is both morally deplorable and largely avoidable,” said Elliot, co-founder of luxury lifestyle group Quintessentially and a philanthropic foundation that works with food charities. “As a nation, we need to stop this excessive waste and ensure that surplus...
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