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The Consistory has proposed collaboration between supermarkets and non-governmental organizations of the municipality to "send them all those perishable products with an early date for their consumption, so that waste is reduced while helping people in vulnerable situations ". The councilors of Health and Consumption and Oenegés of the Lorca City Council, José Ángel Ponce and María Dolores Chumillas, have commemorated the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste. Ponce explained that "this September 29, for the first time, the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste is celebrated.

And that is, data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the of the United Nations for the Environment show that every year, one third of the world production of food for human consumption is lost ". The mayor has detailed that "this terrible figure meant that in 2019, at the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations, this day was chosen to raise awareness and reduce the loss and waste of food.

the food chain: farmers, transporters, supermarkets and the consumers themselves in order to fight against food waste.

" José Ángel Ponce has recalled that "during the global health crisis in which we find ourselves, we have seen episodes of people making large purchases in supermarkets and department stores.

We have witnessed how products were sold out due to irrational purchases with the sole objective of storing, for We believe that it is essential to inform consumers and public opinion about the need to value food and create strategies to avoid waste ". For her part, the councilor of Oenegés has proposed that "from small establishments and shops, to supermarkets and large stores, they officially launch, as we are aware that there are cases in which it is already carried out, a system of collaboration with the non-governmental organizations of the municipality to send them all those perishable products with an upcoming date for their consumption, in such a way that food waste is reduced while helping people in vulnerable situations ". María Dolores Chumillas has shown that "the European average figures around 95 and 115 kilos the food that a person wastes per year" and has appealed "to the citizens of Lorca to make their purchases of regularly and according to their needs.

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Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca