world environment day [weekly simple eco tip, 6.5]

Today is World Environment Day, a project by the United Nations Environment Programme.

According to the World Environment Day website:

The theme for this year’s World Environment Day celebrations is Think.Eat.Save. Think.Eat.Save is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages you to reduce your foodprint. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted. This is equivalent to the same amount produced in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, 1 in every 7 people in the world go to bed hungry and more than 20,000 children under the age of 5 die daily from hunger.

Your weekly simple eco tip is to check out the website and take action today to have less food waste in your household or office. This great poster gives 26 simple ways to do so!