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[–] odium 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Anyone have any ideas why Brazil's per capita is so high?

And Russia's so low?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

No idea how its being calculated but if it takes into account food lost during transport, tons of food spoil during transport in Brazil due to the terrible infrastructure for goods.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

This is household food waste and the study also inclues retail and food services.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My own uneducated guess would be weather. But I'm sure it is something else.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

That makes sense. Brazil's number is close to its peers in Latin America and the Caribbean.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And how is China so high? Do they just throw shit away all the time?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, China's per capita waste is similar to that of the United States or Germany, so presumably they throw roughly as much shit away per person as the US - it's just that, having four times The people, they naturally throw away four times The shit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Oh yeah you're right, I didn't pay attention, my bad!