This weekend, here in the UK, street parties will be taking place across the nation to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
As we break open the champagne, tuck into the ice cream and watch the fireworks why not learn a bit more about Alcohol and its Role in the Evolution of Human Society, the Science of Ice Cream and the Chemistry of Fireworks from RSC Books.
Any good party will generate a lot of waste; explore how different groups from around the world use different practical and efficient solutions to overcome food wastage problems in Transforming Food Waste into a Resource.
Find out more. Learn about the chemistry behind the party!
Starving / Dying can be saved
If only the world learns not to waste food
Here are statistics provided by United Nations :
935 million people currently don’t have enough food to eat
Each year, some 6 million children die , all over the world , due to malnutrition ( of which 1.6 million die in India alone )
One – third of the food produced globally every year , does not reach human mouths – a staggering 1.3 Billion tones / year !
Per Capita per year, food wasted :
• By USA and Europe ………………….. 95 – 115 Kg
• By Africa and Asia …………………… 6 – 11 Kg
Percentage of purchased food thrown away by consumers :
• In USA…………………………………………. 25 %
• In UK …………………………………………. 33 %
Monks belonging to Jain religion in India must ( apart from remaining strict vegetarian ),
• Go around homes of parishioners, collecting food in wooden bowls ( but only once a day )
• Eat everything served. Even water used for cleaning bowls must be consumed by drinking !
• Never store food
We don’t have to become Jains in order to save the starving millions.
Just don’t waste food
With regards
hemen parekh
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