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10 million tons of SA food wasted

“People can save so much money if they only buy what they need”
Professor Gunnar Siggi STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY

A SHOCKING 170 million tons of food produced globally ends up as waste, according to the WWF (World Wildlife Fund).

In South Africa, this figure stands at 10 million tons which is about a third of the 31 million tons of food produced annually in the country. And the losses are estimated to cost the economy a whopping R61.5 billion.

Of this wasted food, about 90% is disposed of at landfills, where it leads to

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