Latvian wins Nordic-Baltic food waste competition

We throw out food worth billions. As part of their efforts to address the problem, the UN and the Nordic Council of Ministers have organized a Nordic-Baltic poster competition. The winner was a Latvian graphical designer Marta Zarina-Gelze with "The last wish was to be eaten".

The winning poster features a portion of French fries laid to rest on an open coffin. She explains that her inspiration was the fact that 30% of all food produced is wasted. "I wanted to make a strong emotional statement, so I chose a coffin instead of a bin. We are only alive because of the food that we eat, so why do we throw so much of it out?" she asked.