Trying to fight against the nation's food waste problem,Denmark opened the world's first supermarket that sells expired(到期的)or damaged products.
Ever since it was opened in Copenhagen,people have been standing in line outside WeFood for a chance to buy discounted items that would otherwise have ended up being rubbish because of damaged packing or very short use-by dates. Food,cosmetics,and other household items at WeFood are priced at least 30% to 50% lower than those at regular stores.
It's foolish to throw away or let food go to waste," said Hansen, former Minister for Food and Environment." It's bad for the environment and obviously it is money spent on nothing. A supermarket like WeFood makes so much sense and is an important step in the battle to fight against food waste."
While Denmark alone is said to waste about 700,000 tons of food this year, the United Nations has stated that globally, food waste adds up to 1.3 billion tons. It is really shocking, considering that about795million people in the world are still short of food. Denmark, however, has taken measures. As a result, it wastes 25% less food than it did five years ago.
The We Food project is cooperation between the Food Bank and Dan Church Aid. Together they have collected over s 150,000 over the past years. They faced many problems while convincing the government to permit the sale of expired or damaged products. They were finally allowed to carry out the project,and the store is now specially run by volunteers. The money it earns is used to provide funds(基金)for Dan Church Aid's other projects in developing nations.
If We Food can successfully maintain its goods deliveries and remain popular in the long term,Dan Church Aid plans to open many other branches across Denmark.
【小题1】According to the second paragraph,the items sold at We Food are _____________.A.second-hand | B.unique |
C.popular | D.perfect |
A.helping the developing countries |
B.turning all the rubbish into treasure |
C.earning more money to expand the supermarket |
D.attracting more people to buy their waste products |
A.Finding more volunteers to carry out the project. |
B.Making sure they have plenty of items for sale. |
C.Opening branches of We Food around the country. |
D.Getting permission to sell expired or damaged products. |
A.People stand in line outside We Food for food |
B.We Food becomes the world-famous supermarket |
C.Fighting against the problem of food waste in Denmark |
D.The world's first expired or damaged product supermarket |