Editorial
Prevent food wastage
Multiple benefits to be derived
IT is one of the least talked about issues that needed to be brought into a sharp focus for its potential importance in our lives. Food waste curbed is not merely food added but also provides a means to equitable distribution and sustainable environment. This year's World Environment Day's theme is "Think. Eat. Save," and in line with that message environmental experts met in Dhaka last week with the goal of preventing food wastage for sustainable environment.
This year Dhaka University's Department of Geography and Environment organized a "National Environment Olympiad-2013" where 300 schools will participate. It is an important step towards greener environment, as knowledge sharing and awareness at the school level will create environmentally conscious students, our country's future. Especially with this year's theme, almost all people from everywhere can act and give back by limiting food wastage and utilizing food and food related products wisely.
The urban population should especially pay attention to the "Think.Eat.Save" slogan as restaurants and fast food shops have become a second home for many. The wastage both at home and outside is in abundance. Our garbage bins may sport half eaten meals but we also need to remember that food discarded in landfills mostly generates methane, a greenhouse gas 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide. And we can all play a proactive role by reducing these carbon footprints from our lives.
While there are many burning issues to consider when it comes to our environment and climate change, the impact of food wastage is something all citizens of Bangladesh can help reduce, for a greener and less wasteful Bangladesh.
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