In Britain, for example, the greatest waste is in salads, vegetables, and fruits – luxuries when compared with the cheap calories contained in the grains and tubers consumed throughout the developing world. Smaller households in rich countries waste more per person, because it is harder to put everything to use, while richer households add waste when they can afford to buy extra “just to be on the safe side.”
比方说在英国，沙拉、蔬菜、水果等构成最大的浪费——相比整个发展中世界所消费的谷物及薯类所含的廉价热量堪称奢华。富裕国家小家庭人均浪费更多，因为很难做到物尽其用，而富裕家庭“仅为安全起见”额外采购导致了浪费的增加。