While inflation tightens budgets across Europe, Greece faces a bitter paradox: skyrocketing food waste and growing food insecurity. New data reveals a shocking trend in the Mediterranean nation – one that’s costing both wallets and the planet. 🌍
The Waste Gap Widens
Greeks tossed 201kg of food per person in 2023 – enough to fill Athens’ iconic Panathenaic Stadium twice over. This dwarfs the EU average of 130kg, even as 11.3% of residents struggle to afford daily meals. 🥫
Why So Much Waste?
Cultural traditions of abundant hospitality 🍽️
Poor meal planning amid volatile prices 📈
Limited composting infrastructure ♻️
Silver Linings Ahead?
This year, grassroots apps like FoodSaveGR are connecting supermarkets with food banks, while the EU’s Farm to Fork strategy aims to halve food waste by 2030. But with inflation still biting, the race is on to turn trash into solutions. 💡
