Britain's colossal food waste is stoking climate change - Independent Online Edition > Climate Change

Britain's colossal food waste is stoking climate change - Independent Online Edition > Climate Change: "Wrap said people were buying too much, particularly because they were temped by 'buy one get one free' deals in supermarkets. Shoppers also failed to eat food in date order, store it at the right temperature or throw it out as it approached its best-before date. Young professionals with fluid work and social patterns seldom planned meals. Wrap said half of people under 24 had very poor cooking skills, possibly as a result of the emphasis in schools on the science of food."