SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

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• People often use up more than their fair share of food and resources
• The extra production of food and resources can pollute the environment
• By buying, storing and cooking food sustainably, people will be able to throw away less food  
• If people reuse and recycling things, there will be less waste
• Governments must give people information on how to reduce pollution
• There are human rights related to consumption and production, for example:
• Right to health
• Right to adequate food and the right to safe drinking water
• Right of all peoples to freely dispose of their natural resources