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Food waste in Slovakia

Dominika Gmitrová

Natália Hrušková

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        Food waste in slovakia

  • Slovak households produce more waste than they did a decade ago.

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  • One person throws out 100€ to 150€ worth of expired groceries annualy. 

That means it's more than 815 million € per year.

  •  In 2019 more than 2.35 million tonnes of food was thrown away.

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What is thrown away?

  • 30% of all cereals
  • 20% dairy products
  • 45% vegetables and fruit
  • 20% oil seeds and lagumes
  • 35% fish and seafood
  • 45% root vegetables and tubers
  • 20% meat

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Main causes of food waste

  • high aesthetic standard for fruits and vegetables
  • bad consumer habits
  • packaging errors
  • improper transportation
  • 25 to 35% of carrots do not reach store shelves due to their aesthetic and physical defects

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FOOD CONSUMPTION IN SLOVAKIA

  • The main reason of food waste is buying more food than we could consume. People don´t know the difference between expiration date and date of minimum durability
  • 9% of Slovak households throw food away on daily basis. Mostly it is fruit and vegetables or BREAD.

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facts about food waste

  • Annual food waste worldwide is approximately 825 euros / person.
  • ¼ of the wasted food could feed all the starving people on Earth
  • 25% of the world's drinking water supply is used to produce food that is never consumed.
  • About half of fruits and vegetables are thrown away simply because they do not meet quality standards.

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  • Approximately 1.4 billion hectares of land, which is roughly one-third of the world's agricultural land, is used to grow food waste.

https://www.odpady-portal.sk/

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Tips for less food waste

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  • Plan purchases
  • Note the expiration date

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  • Store food properly

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  • Check the date regularly​
  • Freeze and cook as much as you eat​
  • Use leftovers​

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EASY FOOD FROM LEFTOVERS

  • If you have vegetables, ham, cabbage, cheese, pasta left over, just boil the potatoes and you have a quick and easy dinner in 30 minutes.

Main ingredients:

  • boiled potatoes
  • boiled pasta
  • Bacon
  • Onion
  • Raw cabbage or sauer cabbage
  • Salt

   PEASANT MISERY

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EASY FOOD FROM LEFTOVERS

    • Have you got too much mashed potatoes,ham, cheese, cabbage and you don't know what to do?

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Main ingredients:

  • 350g mashed potatoes
  • 85g sauerkraut
  • 2 eggs
  • 70g spelled flour
  • pinch of salt

     FILLED PANCAKES FROM

        MASHED POTATOES

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     How to avoid food waste

*short video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZf9_GdDff0