Waste : uncovering the global food scandal /
In "Waste," Stuart points out that farmers, manufacturers, supermarkets, and consumers in North America and Europe discard between 30 and 50 percent of their food supplies--enough to feed all the world's hungry three times over. Traveling from China to New York, from Pakistan to Japan...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Co.,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
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| Summary: | In "Waste," Stuart points out that farmers, manufacturers, supermarkets, and consumers in North America and Europe discard between 30 and 50 percent of their food supplies--enough to feed all the world's hungry three times over. Traveling from China to New York, from Pakistan to Japan, Stuart encounters grotesque examples of profligacy--but also inspiring innovations--to the global food crisis. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 451 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393068368 (hardcover) 0393068366 (hardcover) |