3 With your partner, discuss what effect our food
has on the environment.
• Think about plastic packaging and food miles.
• Discuss changes that you can make.
Răspunsuri la întrebare
Răspuns:
The food that we produce and consume has immense, detrimental effects on the environment. The tons of plastic and non-recyclable packaging used that ends up in massive landfills and ocean garbage patches are just the tip of the iceberg. Producing fruit such as avocado requires tremendous resources of water in locations where it is extremely scarce. Also, deforestation for the sake of more farming soil leads to the destruction of entire habitats. There are also issues such as overfishing, the overuse of fertilisers and the huge amounts of CO2 released in the atmosphere as a result of meat and dairy production.
To make a change, each of us has to be mindful of the way they consume not only food, but any products in general. We should try to avoid plastic packaging as much as possible, reuse and recycle, as well as support sustainable agricultural practices.