Entretien avec un militant pour la protection de l'environnement et l'industrie des ordures (document en anglais)

An activist for the protection of the environment convinced that hamburgers and processed food will destroy the planet

- Introduction Nacho:

Hi, my name is Cedric Smith. I am 33 years old, I’m married and have 2 children. I work in a water company called “Scottish water”. And I wrote a book about this subject.

- Questions:

Explain your point of view and the reasons why you think that way?

In my opinion, hamburgers and processed food will destroy the planet because most of the food on sale today is highly processed, containing a lot of sugar and salt, and often made with basic ingredients. Just to remind you, processed food is made from real food infused with chemicals products. Hot dogs, hamburgers… are a few examples of processed food.

Each step in the food industry system (food production, processing, transportation, storage, distribution and marketing) has some impact on the environment.

Why did you have chosen this topic for a first book?

I have chosen this topic for my book because my grandfather died of diabetes and this really shocked me. And i hope this book will make people change their point of view.

What can we do to save the planet?

Well, you can try to eat less processed food, and try to buy organic products. However I know that those products are more expensive but try to buy products from the market.

How processed food can really impact the environment?

There are 2 main impacts:

- There is the food transportation, we say: “the food miles” is the distance that your food travels from where it is made to where it is eaten (average of 1300 miles).

- There is the food production, the growing method (pesticides, fertilizer) affect the quality of the soil and the quantity of the local water supply.

- Conclusion Nacho:

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