Bastion battles food wastage 11.01.13

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Published on January 14, 2013 10:50:44 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IZPOmp8PQA

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As much as half of all the food produced in the world - two billion tonnes worth - ends up being thrown away, a new report claims.

The waste is caused by poor infrastructure and storage facilities, over-strict sell-by dates, "get-one-free" offers, and consumer fussiness, according to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

The British military has procedures in place to reduce waste in theatre.

The dining facilities at Camp Bastion receive around 250,000lb of food each every week and figures suggest only around ten percent of that is thrown away.