I am proud of U, Hongkongers. WHY?
In cosmopolitan Hong Kong (with 7 million people in 1,104 sq km), according to the Environmental Protection Department, about 3,300 tonnes of food is thrown away daily.
How about other global cities in the west, say London (why should we look down on ourselves to compare with non-global/regional cities)? London, with 7.2 million people in 1,584 sq km, alone produces approximately 263 tonnes of waste every lunchtime (source here) Every year, London produces 2.7 million tonnes of organic waste, mainly from food. (source here)
In comparison, HK produces a little bit more than 1.2 million tonnes of food waste each year, less than half of London.
We Hongkongers waste much less than Londoners! I am proud of it. We Hongkongers are food savers. We consume less and waste less.
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