These days, a great amount of food bought from shops and restaurants is being thrown away irresponsibly. This phenomenon may be explained by a number of reasons, and there are several feasible solutions that could be adopted to minimize this problem.
To explain why several individuals have a tendency to waste a huge amount of food, there are two major reasons. To begin with, it is easy to approach food sources through both traditional markets and electrical emercial platforms. This is because the development of agriculture technology and transportation systems, that help farms can manufacture agricultural product more effectively thank to applying mechanics and maximize harvests and facilitate distribute food to market and store. As a result, not only the price of food in shops and restaurants has declined significantly but also the quality of food is clean and delicious. This lead to people may waste food irresponsibly without a second thought. Another reasons for this situation is that anyone has a careless shopping habits without having a detailed plan of their meals. Consequently, they cannot use all of food products before expiry date and then certainly they have to throw away them.
Some effective measures could be implemented to alleviate this situation. One of them is that restaurants should punish customers who order too many dishes but cannot finish them. This not only help save food but also elevate consumer awareness. Another feasible solution is that comminity organizations should hold workshops or courses to educate citizens how to plan for their meals. As a result, citizens will understand the drawbacks of wasting food and know the way to make a detail shopping list to prepare for a suitable meal. Personally, I believe that if those measures are implemented earnestly, this phenomenon will be fall down significantly.
In conclusion, increasingly cheaper food products and poor meal planning are two primary reasons contributing to the huge amount of food waste occurring these days. Fortunately, there are various effective solutions to surmount this issue, including penalizing restaurant customers who waste food and educating how to make detailed shopping lists.