Nearly a third of all the food produced in the world is lost or wasted, according to the UN’s World Resources Institute. If we convert this mass into calories, it constitutes nearly a quarter of all food…
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New research has revealed Australian households are responsible for more than half of Australia’s total food waste, with…
On the night of 25 October 2013, Paul May, James Chan and William James were arrested for taking food out of the bins at an Iceland store in Kentish Town. Iceland denied they had called the police or sought…
Our awareness of food waste is increasing all the time, yet we continue to throw away vast amounts of produce even when we don’t need to. We are getting tired of being lectured on our habits so its time…
Foundation essay: This article on food waste by Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy at City University London, is part of a series marking the launch of The Conversation in the UK. Our foundation essays…
The amount of scrap food thrown away worldwide is staggering. WRAP, a government-funded non-profit set up to encourage recycling and clamp down on waste, reports that in the UK we discard more than 7.2m…
The food system is perhaps the most vital component of our modern industrialised world. Without food in shops, it’s fair to say society would unravel in a matter of days. The food industry is in many ways…
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Professor in Sustainable Production and Consumption, Anglia Ruskin University
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PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Researcher in sustainable food systems, The University of Melbourne
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Researcher in Sustainable Food Systems, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Sheffield
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Professor and Principal Scientist, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Louise Grimmer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer in Sustainable Manufacturing, Loughborough University
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Research Fellow in Environmental Change, University of Sheffield
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Senior Research Associate, Newcastle University
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Food Systems Research and Partnerships, The University of Melbourne
