Video: The Shocking Cost of Food Waste

This video, commissioned by WWF Germany, will make you think twice about throwing away an apple.

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August 14, 2013

This video, commissioned by WWF Germany, will make you think twice about throwing away an apple. The short film puts into perspective the cost of produced but uneaten food – a waste of water equivalent to the annual flow of the Mississippi River.

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