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Over a billion
are thrown away every day, despite
and people starving. The United Nations recently reported that
are responsible for 60 per cent of food
. Restaurants and food services waste 28 per cent and shops waste 12 per cent. The Maldives has the
household food waste per
, at around 260 kilograms annually. Globally, food waste accounts for 8 to 10 per cent of greenhouse gas
. As trashed food decomposes in
, it releases dangerous greenhouse gases like
. This accelerates global
.