BBCLEARNINGENGLISH6MinuteEnglishFoodWasteNB:Thisisnotaword-for-wordtranscript6MinuteEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2014bbclearningenglish.comPage1of5RobHelloandwelcometo6MinuteEnglish.I'mRob…Finn…andI'mFinn.Hello.RobHello,Finn.Now,youlikefooddon'tyou?FinnYes,Ido.RobButhowmuchofitdoyouactuallythrowaway?FinnProbablytoomuchalthoughI'mtryingtogetbetteratthat,Rob.RobI'maskingyouthisbecausemanypeoplearoundtheworldthrowawayfoodthat'sstillgoodenoughtoeat–thisfoodwastecouldfeedmillionsofotherpeople.That'swhatwe'retalkingabouttodayaswellaslookingassomerelatedvocabulary.FinnYes,foodwasteisabigproblem.Westockuponfoodthatwedon'treallyneed,andwe'reoftentemptedbysupermarketstoconsume–ortoeat–more.RobBeforewetalkmoreaboutthis,let'sfindoutwhatyouknowaboutfoodwaste.So,doyouknow,accordingtotheUnitedNationsFoodandAgriculturalOrganisation,whatpercentageoffoodisactuallywasted?a)25%6MinuteEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2014bbclearningenglish.comPage2of5b)33%c)50%Finn50%,Iseemtorememberthat.Imightbewrong.RobWe'llfindoutifyou'rerightorwronglateron.Butnow,here'sanotherfigureforyou:InEurope,peoplethrowaway100milliontonnesoffoodeveryyear.FinnWow,suchawaste.Mostofthisfoodjustendsuprottinginlandfillsitesandthataddstoanotherproblem–itcreatesgreenhousegases.RobItdoes.Buttheproblemisn'tjustusthrowingawayleftoversinthefridgeorcupboard,aswecanhearnowfromBBCreporterCarolineHepker.Whataretheotherreasonsthatleadtofoodbeingwasted?INSERTCarolineHepker,BBCReporterTypically,supermarketsdemandthatonionsareabouttwototwo-and-a-quarterinchesindiameter.Thisonewillgetprettyclosetoitbutthisoneistoosmall,althoughitisperfectlyedible.Thequestionis,whathappenstoitthen?FoodwasteisahugeissueinAmerica–40%ofallfoodgoesuneatenandit'saproblemthatstartslongbeforeyougettothedining-roomtable.FinnAnotherstaggeringfigurethereRob–40%ofallfoodinAmericagoesuneaten–itdoesn'tgeteaten.Andsheexplainedthatsupermarketsarepartlytoblame.RobYes.Wealllovetheconvenience,thepriceandthechoiceoffoodthatsupermarketsoff...
