Food Waste Costing the Earth – And $750 Billion per Year September 13, 2013 September 13, 2013 By John Arendt Leave a Comment on Food Waste Costing the Earth – And $750 Billion per Year Around the world some 1.3 billion tonnes of food waste is produced annually, at a direct economic cost of some $750 billion, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). http://www.waste-management-world.com/articles/2013/09/food-waste-costing-the-earth-and-750-billion-per-year.html