Food and environment

 

Our food choices matter

Each year, every Swede consumes around 800 kg of food and drink. About a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions that Swedish consumption causes comes from what we eat. But food also affects the environment in other ways besides the climate.

 

By making smart food choices you can make a difference. Read more about eco-smart food choices on the heading to the left. 

 

Food waste – an unnecessary environmental impact

In Sweden approximately 30 kg of fully edible food per person is thrown away each year. In terms of money, that is the equivalent of a monthly cost of a food basket. This is bad – not only for the economy but also for the environment, since the environmental impact that results from that production of food is in vain.

 

Learn more about how to minimize food waste by taking care of the food on the heading to the left.

Updated: 06/03/2012

National Food Agency, Box 622, SE-751 26 Uppsala, +46 18 175500  More information

 

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