Bruno Rossignol, head of RESCO - Catering and Shops - at EPFL.
Bruno Rossignol, head of RESCO - Catering and Shops - at EPFL. ©A.Herzog/EPFL 2019 Every year over a billion tons of food worldwide are thrown away or perish, at a hefty environmental and climate cost. September 29 is International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day, a reminder of the importance of taking action at every stage of the supply chain. EPFL is taking pioneering measures in this area. Growing enough food is only the first step - we've also got to make sure it gets distributed and consumed with no waste. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 30% of the food produced globally - or 1.3 billion tons - is wasted every year. In Switzerland, the average annual figure is around 2.8 million tons.
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