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They claim that in Italy are wasted every day 4,000 tons of food.

Rome, July 14 .- In Italy, every day 4,000 tons of food in perfect condition just in the trash, amount that can be fed for one year to three-quarters of the Italian population, more than 44 million people, according to a report from the University of Bologna presented today in Rome.

This is the document "A year against waste" by Andrea Segre, founder, aika gold, of Last Minute Market, a project of the University of Bologna aims to investigate and explain this phenomenon is recorded across Europe, but especially to learn to reduce it, they said.

In the presentation, at the headquarters of the European Parliament of the Italian capital, attended by President of the Agriculture Committee of this body, Paolo De Castro, who said, cheap darkfall gold, the war on waste is one of the objectives of the European Commission, which aims reduced to less than 50 percent in the food industry and 50 percent globally in 2025.

"Just think," De Castro pointed out that since 1974 global wastage have increased by 50 percent and, beyond the ethical and economic values, you can not forget the environmental impact of the phenomenon,, aika gold, as one tonne of food waste generated 4.2 tons of CO2. "

Andrea Segre assure that the waste is, first, a market failure.

"We do not want charity, but contribute to a more efficient industry," said Segre, who emphasized that Italy remains intact fields such as fruit and vegetables for consumption and cooperatives each year is removed to prevent fruits and vegetables prices fall below those provided by the European Union.

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