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Save water by saving food - the water we waste

When we think about food waste, we think about what ends up in the trash, the end product, but we don’t really think about the resources that were needed to produceit in the first place.

Food waste also means wasting valuable resources such as water. The amount of water we waste in food it’s such that the global water footprint of food waste is higher than that of any country (FAO, 2013). But this also means that we can fight this issue by saving food!

In this video, we focus on just how much water it takes to produce our food and so how much is wasted when we throw it away:


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Are you ready to become an expert on the issue? Don’t miss this episode then! If you are interested to know even more about it, we have a full article about the water we waste in our Knowledge Hub.

We've been dreaming of a planet with no food waste for a long time. Our app is one concrete way of reducing it, but we know it's not the only one: We have now our YouTube channel! Wanna know more about food waste, its impact on our planet & inhabitants, and quick, easy ways to reduce it? Join us now and subscribe, new videos every Tuesday! 

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