Food waste (IME) likewise estimated that 30–50% (or ) of all food produced remains uneaten. In Singapore, of food was wasted in 2014. Of that, were recycled. Since Singapore has limited agriculture ability, the country spent about S$14.8 billion (US$10.6 billion) on importing food in 2014. US$1.4 billion of it ends up being wasted, or 13 percent. In the UK, per year of wasted food (purchased and edible food which is discarded) amounts to a cost of £10.2 billion each year. This represents costs of £250 to £400 a year per household. Estimates of food waste in the United States range from
Per Bisgaard was a member of the municipal council in the municipality of Aalestrup, where he was mayor from 1994-2001. From 1998-2006 he was also a member of Viborg County Council, where he served as Deputy Mayor and Chairman of the Venstre county council group. Since 2006 he has been a municipal councilor in the municipality of Vesthimmerland, where he was chairman of the Culture Committee until 2007. He is also a member of the Board of Representatives in the Danish Arts Council and vice-chairman of the Danish Library Association. Per Bisgaard Per Deichmann Bisgaard was born on 31 July 1955 in