Fact 1-"Food Miles is a term which refers to the distance food is transported from the time of its production until it reaches the consumer"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_miles
December 2009
Fact 2-"Food transport is responsible for the UK adding nearly 19 million tonnes of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year.
http://www.climatechoices.org.uk/pages/food3.htm
Found in 2011
Fact 3-"The average household throws out nearly 15kg of food packaging every week**. Simply by purchasing less heavily-packaged goods, or using what waste you can for compost, you are doing one more good deed for the environment.
http://www.nfumutual.co.uk/lifestyle/issue-one/reducing-food-miles.htm
Found in 2011
Fact 4-"95% of fruit and 50% of vegetables eaten in the UK are imported"
http://www.countryside-alliance.org.uk/awards/facts-and-statistics/
Found in 2011
Fact 5-"Purchasing local produce will help to benefit the local economy, help local traders and farmers and help to reduce carbon emissions."
http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/community-and-living/sustainability/worcestershire-green-directory/at-home/food-and-shopping/food-miles.aspx
22 November 2010
Fact 6-"The global food packaging industry is now worth $100bn-a-year, growing 10-15% each year year. Anything between 10% and 50% of the price of food today can be down to its packaging."
http://www.thesite.org/healthandwellbeing/fitnessanddiet/food/foodpackaging
27 January 2010
Fact 7-"Although up to 70% of this food packaging could potentially be recycled, the fact is that only about 30% is actually recycled. The rest ends up in landfill sites."
http://www.iohmagazine.com/the-facts-about-food-packaging.php
Found in 2011
Fact 8-"Packaging protects food from germs and bruising. The nutritional value and other consumer information is listed on the outside of the package. Packaging also helps to increase the food's shelf life."
Fact 9-"Transport of food by air has the highest CO2 emissions per mile and is the fastest growing mode of transportation. Although air freight of food accounts for only 1% of the miles travelled, it produces 11% of all CO2 emissions from food transportation."
http://www.harlow.gov.uk/about_the_council/council_services/environment/energy_efficiency/food_miles.aspx
13 August 2010
Fact 10-"Even imported organic food can have a tremendous impact. A single Briton's shopping basket of 26 imported organic products could have travelled 241,000km and released as much CO2 into the atmosphere as an average four bedroom household does through cooking meals over eight months."
http://www.acfonline.org.au/news.asp?news_id=491&c=212059
Found in 2011
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