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Table for one? The energy cost to feed one person

November 10, 2009 We Say No Comments

Want to know what your personal food consumption costs the Earth?

Did you know we lose one fifth of our food supply between the field and the checkout and then a third of that which is taken home?

Much effort has been spent reducing the packaging waste, both by reducing packaging at the design stage and also increasing the amount of used packaging that is recovered and recycled. This will continue but it needs to be done in the context of the role that packaging plays in protecting food and other goods and preventing them going to waste.

See how much your meal is actually costing you in the INCPEN Table for One study.

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