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Practice Listening: Summarize Spoken Text ID: #36816 Medium Food Waste
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The United States is considered the biggest food-wasting country in the world. Consumers collectively throw way more than all the retailers together in the US, In total, private US households waste around 43% of all food. According to "Save the Food", a national public service campaign, this could translate into an annual financial loss of $l,500 for a family of four. In fact, over 40 million tons (36 million tonnes) of food ends up in landfills every year, worth more than $161 billion. 60% of food waste comes from general consumption. There are two main sources of food waste. The majority of food waste comes from supermarkets, especially in the used-by section. The other factor is what people purchase and how they eat, so purchasing all items is not a good idea. Avoiding food waste efficiently along the supply chain and in all our households can result in a win-win scenario. Halving food waste could help meet the demand for nutrition of our growing population, and equally minimize the negative environmental effects of agriculture.
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The talk not only meticulously outlines the significance of food-wasting countries, but also vividly points out the importance of supermarkets and supply chains. Besides, it provides a brief overview of general consumptions, followed by growing populations and environmental effects. To put it simply, coping with vicissitudes and attaining acumen seem to hold one in good stead, as far as broadening their horizons is concerned.
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