WASTING FOOD IS WASTING THE PLANET

Food is the basic necessity of every living thing. No creature can survive without food. In the world some people consume more food than needed and some people do not get enough food to eat. The one who eat extra are also taking the share of food of others and that’s why poor people do not get the required amount of food. People who are richer consume more food; they eat some of it and throw away the other. If instead of throwing it away they take less on the first hand someone else will get it and it will fulfill his requirements.

              Inevitably, we can clearly see that we are wasting a lot of food not day by day, but every minute. People who have access to more than enough food are not caring what will be the consequences for wasting that food. Indeed, they are totally unaware that they are actually harming themselves. For example; if we throw away a burger , we not only waste the ingredients of the crop, but we also waste the water given to that crop. If we will think in detail we will clearly get to know the meaning of the sentence, "Wasting food is wasting the planet''. 

            Moreover, the poor and needy people living on the planet are increasing day by day due to these wastages. Squandering so much of we grow does not just waste food; it also wastes the fossil fuel that are consumed into growing, processing, transporting and refrigerating. This shows that we are continuously destroying our mother planet despite having all the knowledge, which is useless if you do not study it and learn from it. Some people might think that this is a trivial problem as there are some places where food is wastage, but, in fact, this is happening everywhere. It will be strange for many of us to know that it is also happening rapidly in most developed and most educated countries too, which include; USA, Canada, etc. 

            It is estimated that, 30 to 40 percent of food is either wasted or left uneaten by the people. We are continuously harming our planet, which although is not noticeable, but can be dangerous for the upcoming generation. If we go in detail, we will find more shocking results which is done only just by wasting food. 

            However, every problem whether big or small has its solution. All we need to do is to minimize our food waste.  If you buy it and bring it home, eat it. That alone is one of the easiest ways to aid the sustainability of our environment, but we just need to understand this and then automatically we will be able to see a change. Not only cutting your food waste help the planet, but it also will make you a slightly more ethical person. Avoiding wastage of food will also save you money. This all shows that, food waste crosses racial, class and gender lines. It's a systemic problem rooted in our culture of abundance and busy lifestyle. But it's also one we can change. And, happily, that change starts with simple actions.

            It all concludes that, it is our inborn habit to waste food and we will not stop unless we will undergo its consequences. So, it is better to react and understand now that, we are, in fact, destroying the place where we live and where our future generation will live. It is simple and clear that saving food will save our planet. If you cannot do bigger actions you can star off with smaller actions. Similarly, it is also the responsibility of the government to take positive steps towards this issue so that it can be resolved and our future or upcoming generation could live a comfortable life rather facing the consequences and effects. It all ends with the two sentences: "Wasting food is simply wasting the planet'', but,"Saving food is saving the planet".

This composition won "Silver Medal" in HRCA Essay Competition
Taha Naveed 

XI- F

BSS North Nazimabad Cambridge Branch