Food waste study: 18 billion animals a year die, but never end up on our plate

PHYSorg
Nov 20, 2023, 4:42 pm469 ptsHot
Each year, a staggering 18 billion chickens, turkeys, pigs, sheep, goats, and cows either die or are killed without making it onto someone's plate. Environmental scientists Juliane Klaura, Laura Scherer, and Gerard Breeman were the first to calculate this number on a global scale. "Reducing these numbers would…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

How Lee Zeldin shifted the mission — and the message — of the E.P.A. 128

Improved weather forecasts could reduce heat deaths as climate warms 125

Envisioning just futures: Framework can make distributive justice explicit in global emission scenarios 121

How hidden soil fungi 'steal' bacterial DNA to control the rain 119

Mercedes-Benz unveils new EQS with 926 km range, 800V charging, steer-by-wire 115

Rivers in the sky are driving stronger and more predictable floods, new study finds 114

SC regulators didn’t stop sludge spreading, despite pollution 104

Leaked: Car Industry’s Latest Demands Could Cost EU Extra €74 Billion In Oil Imports 93

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.