# Stop Wasting Food

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'''Stop Wasting Food''' ({{langx|da|Stop Spild af Mad}}) is a [Danish](/source/Denmark) [consumer organization](/source/consumer_organization) that works for the reduction of [food waste](/source/food_waste) in society. It was established in 2008 by [Selina Juul](/source/Selina_Juul), who acts as the movement's day-to-day leader and spokesperson. The organization is run by volunteers and does not count on a permanent membership.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.stopspildafmad.dk/medlemmer.html | title = Medlemmer | trans-title = Members | language = Danish | publisher = stopspildafmad.dk | accessdate = 2015-09-04 }}</ref>

The goal of Stop Wasting Food is to spread the message that it is economically irresponsible to dispose of edible food at any point in the food-production chain, from producers to shops and restaurants to homes.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.stopspildafmad.dk/madspildital.html | title = Madspild i tal | trans-title= Food waste in numbers | language = Danish | publisher = stopspildafmad.dk | accessdate = 2015-09-04 }}</ref> The Danish Agriculture and Food Council has estimated that Denmark wastes over 700,000 tons of food annually, at a cost of DKK 11.6 billion.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lf.dk/~/media/lf/Tal%20og%20analyser/Forbrug%20og%20detail/Madspild%20i%20Danmark.ashx | title = Madspild i Danmark | trans-title = Food waste in Denmark | language = Danish | publisher = Landbrug og Fødevarer | date = 2015-08-12 | format = PDF | accessdate = 2015-09-04 }}</ref>

Stop Wasting Food, and its spokesperson Selina Juul, has received support from Danish politicians such as [Eva Kjer Hansen](/source/Eva_Kjer_Hansen), [Poul Nyrup Rasmussen](/source/Poul_Nyrup_Rasmussen), [Ritt Bjerregaard](/source/Ritt_Bjerregaard), [Connie Hedegaard](/source/Connie_Hedegaard), [Bertel Haarder](/source/Bertel_Haarder), [Frank Jensen](/source/Frank_Jensen), [Dan Jørgensen](/source/Dan_J%C3%B8rgensen), [Karen Ellemann](/source/Karen_Ellemann), [Henrik Høegh](/source/Henrik_H%C3%B8egh) and [Kirsten Brosbøl](/source/Kirsten_Brosb%C3%B8l), as well as food industry figures such as [Rema 1000](/source/Rema_1000)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://rema1000.dk/social-ansvarlighed/meget-mindre-madspild/meget-mindre-madspild/ | title = Stop madspild! | trans-title = Stop food waste! | language = Danish | publisher = rema1000.dk | accessdate = 2015-09-04 }}</ref> and [Coop Danmark](/source/Coop_Danmark).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://om.coop.dk/ansvarlighed/miljoe+og+oekologi/madspild.aspx | title = Reduktion af madspild | trans-title = Reduction of food waste | language = Danish | publisher = coop.dk | accessdate = 2015-09-04 }}</ref>

In part due to the Stop Wasting Food movement, Denmark was able to reduce its food waste by 25% in the five-year period of 2010&ndash;2015.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.unric.org/da/newsletter/27341-danmark-reducerer-sit-madspild-med-25- | title = Danmark reducerer sit madspild med 25 % | trans-title = Denmark reduces food waste by 25% | language = Danish | publisher = unric.org | date = June 2015 | accessdate = 2015-09-04 }}</ref><ref name='The Guardian'>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/13/how-did-denmark-become-a-leader-in-the-food-waste-revolution|title=How did Denmark become a leader in the food waste revolution?|author=Helen Russell|work=The Guardian|date=13 July 2016}}</ref><ref name='Deutsche Welle'>{{cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/en/denmark-leads-europe-in-tackling-food-waste/a-19407250|title=Denmark leads Europe in tackling food waste|author=Irene Hell|work=Deutsche Welle|date=18 July 2016}}</ref><ref name='National Geographic'>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalgeographic.com/people-and-culture/food/the-plate/2016/09/denmark-harnesses-its-own-culture-to-stop-food-waste/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927133727/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/people-and-culture/food/the-plate/2016/09/denmark-harnesses-its-own-culture-to-stop-food-waste/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2016|title=Denmark Capitalizes on Culture to Stop Food Waste|author=Jonathan Bloom|work=National Geographic|date=26 September 2016}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.stopspildafmad.dk/ Official website]

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