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據統計，
全球每年浪費的食物達到13萬億噸，
占全球每年生產的食物總量的三分
之一。
我國每年在餐桌上浪費的食物價值約合2000億元，
相當於兩億多人一年的口糧，
每年在餐桌外浪費的食物價值也高達750億元。
這些數字令人觸目驚心，
因此造成的資
源浪費與環境破壞也令人痛惜。
食物浪費的可行解決方案都有哪些呢？
我們一起來瞭解。
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今天的晨讀內容選自文章“Food Waste: A Growing Problem”（《舌尖上的浪費》）。
在本文中， 作者列出了造成食物浪費的原因， 食物浪費產生的不良後果。 最後， 提到了解決食物浪費的方式。
當然， 食物浪費帶來的問題並非一時能夠糾正， 也並非個人行動能夠解決。 這需要國家、社會和每一個人的共同努力。
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The problem with food wastage is not one that can be corrected over the course of a few days, months or years.The U.S Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency announced that for the first time there will be a national target for reducing food waste.
食物浪費帶來的問題並非幾天、幾個月或幾年就能糾正的。 美國農業部和國家環境保護局宣佈將會首次確立一個減少食物浪費的全國性目標。
In Seattle, citizens are fined for not sorting through their trash and recyclables. Massachusetts has begun to place food waste bans on schools and businesses. There is legislation that will increase tax deduction (扣除額) for businesses that donate surplus food.
在西雅圖， 市民如果不對垃圾和可回收利用物品進行分類將會被罰款。 麻塞諸塞州已經開始針對學校和商家頒佈食物浪費禁令。 還有立法規定將會給捐獻剩餘食物的商家增加免稅額。
The goal of the movement is not to force citizens to throw out less food, but to change the culture surrounding it. Such measures are aimed at educating the public and changing the mindset to one that is “sensitive” to food waste, while reaping the environmental and economic benefits at the
same time.
這項運動的目的不是強迫公民少扔食物， 而是改變與之緊密相連的文化。 這些舉措旨在教育公眾， 使之轉變觀念， 變得對食物浪費“敏感”， 同時也收穫環境和經濟效益。
Many stores are making the decision to sell produce that is perfectly fine in quality, but not quite as visually appealing. However, the rules regarding food safety are not as clear as they could be.
很多商店都決定銷售那些品質優良但是品相不夠吸引人的農產品。 然而， 關於食品安全的法規還未做到盡可能的明確。
Holmes thinks that people will also need to learn the difference between sell-by dates (the suggested date for peak freshness) and expiration dates (the date passed which foods are no longer safe to eat).
霍爾姆斯認為， 人們還需要學習最遲銷售日期(產品新鮮程度處於最佳的建議日期)與保質期(超過該日期食用該產品有安全隱患)之間的區別。
“Learning the difference between an expiration date and a sell-by date is definitely important because some people will see the sell-by date and deem it unacceptable to eat after it has passed its sell-by date,” Holmes said.
“學習保質期與最遲銷售日期之間的區別絕對重要， 因為有些人會查看最遲銷售日期， 以為食物一旦過了最遲銷售日期就不能食用了。 ”霍爾姆斯說。
Identifying which foods are wasted most often and why, in both businesses and at home, is key to keeping food from piling up in landfills.
防止食物在垃圾填埋場裡堆積如山的關鍵是確定哪些食物是商家和家庭最常浪費的， 並找到浪費的原因。
“If you saw what a massive landfill looked like and if you saw all of the environmental and social impacts of landfills, you might be less likely to choose things that actually end up filling up our landfills. I think we all need to be responsible for recognizing and understanding the impacts of our choices,” Smith says.
“如果你曾目睹巨大的垃圾填埋場是什麼樣子， 如果你明白垃圾填埋場給環境和社會所帶來的所有影響， 你也許就不會去選購那些最終會被填埋在垃圾場裡的東西了。 我認為我們每個人都有責任認識和瞭解自己的選擇會產生怎樣的影響。 ”史密斯說。