Enraíza Derechos has been working since 1985 for a world without hunger and poverty, sustainable and equal, in which all people can enjoy their rights.
To help make our eating model fairer and more sustainable, we work to reduce food waste, a phenomenon of enormous dimensions that not only has enormous social and economic implications, but also environmental ones. If waste were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world (after the US and China). In addition, it also implies wasting such limited and precious natural resources: it is estimated that more than 20% of arable land and fresh water are used to produce food that will end up being wasted.
In Spain, waste occurs throughout the entire food chain, and 42% comes from the final consumption phase. During the year 2021 our homes threw away 1,245 million kg of food, slightly less than previous years but still well above what is acceptable if we want to bet on sustainable consumption.
