Task 2: plz evaluate, people waste a lot of the food. Why do you think this is? What can be done to solve this problem?
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:00 am
Topic- In some countries, people waste a lot of the food that they buy in shops and restaurants. Why do you think this is? What can be done to solve this problem?
Below is my handwritten answer in 40 minutes.
In some countries a common observation is the sight of piles of food wasted in grocery stores, restaurants and even houses in some neigbourhoods. There are many reasons for this trend of unneccessary wastage. These reasons vary from people's mindset due to exccessiveness to imbalance in production and consumption. Thankfully there are many solutions to remedy this trend.
Firstly a significant reason for food waste is the way people think in countries where resources like wealth, food, medicines etc. are in surplus. The general notion is that since there is already exccess food produced, there is no harm in discarding especially if you made an error in judgement by taking more than needed. For example, in a restaurant that serves buffet, with so much food everywhere one can get greedy and take more than what they can consume. Therefore anything left on their plate is discarded. Similarly, in a grocery store, people buy in exccess because they have the resources, and end up throwing it in the garbage because they could not consume everything they bought before the end of the product's shelf life.
So in order to remediate this trend, there are many solutions that are new and some have already been implemented by governments. One such solution is to penalize a restaurant or a household that wastes a lot of food. This can deter people from buying or consuming in exccess. Another solution that can be implemented is raising social awareness in different public spheres. Starting from teaching younger generation in schools to conserve food, and using eye catching posters in places like grocery stores and restaurants that force people to think twice before buying food that may not be needed.
In conclusion some of these countries and their people must take a hard look at the amount of food that is being wasted. And implement strict measures to correct this appauling trend.
Below is my handwritten answer in 40 minutes.
In some countries a common observation is the sight of piles of food wasted in grocery stores, restaurants and even houses in some neigbourhoods. There are many reasons for this trend of unneccessary wastage. These reasons vary from people's mindset due to exccessiveness to imbalance in production and consumption. Thankfully there are many solutions to remedy this trend.
Firstly a significant reason for food waste is the way people think in countries where resources like wealth, food, medicines etc. are in surplus. The general notion is that since there is already exccess food produced, there is no harm in discarding especially if you made an error in judgement by taking more than needed. For example, in a restaurant that serves buffet, with so much food everywhere one can get greedy and take more than what they can consume. Therefore anything left on their plate is discarded. Similarly, in a grocery store, people buy in exccess because they have the resources, and end up throwing it in the garbage because they could not consume everything they bought before the end of the product's shelf life.
So in order to remediate this trend, there are many solutions that are new and some have already been implemented by governments. One such solution is to penalize a restaurant or a household that wastes a lot of food. This can deter people from buying or consuming in exccess. Another solution that can be implemented is raising social awareness in different public spheres. Starting from teaching younger generation in schools to conserve food, and using eye catching posters in places like grocery stores and restaurants that force people to think twice before buying food that may not be needed.
In conclusion some of these countries and their people must take a hard look at the amount of food that is being wasted. And implement strict measures to correct this appauling trend.
posters in places like grocery stores and restaurants that force people to think twice before buying food that may not be needed.