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‘One Third,’ a food waste project

Updated 3:12 PM EDT, Tue June 26, 2012
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Inspired by a study by the U.N. that found a third of all food is wasted worldwide, Austrian artist Klaus Pichler created a remarkable set of images using rotting food products from around the globe. <br /><br />In each picture, Pichler provides figures (aquired with the assitance of Austrian NGO Global2000) for transport distance and carbon footprint, all in relation to his home city of Vienna.
'One Third,' a food waste project —
Inspired by a study by the U.N. that found a third of all food is wasted worldwide, Austrian artist Klaus Pichler created a remarkable set of images using rotting food products from around the globe.

In each picture, Pichler provides figures (aquired with the assitance of Austrian NGO Global2000) for transport distance and carbon footprint, all in relation to his home city of Vienna.
courtesy klaus pichler
<strong>Place of production:</strong> Germany <br /><strong>Production method:</strong> Factory <br /><strong>Time of production:</strong> All-season <br /><strong>Transport distance:</strong> 795 km (final product), up to 12,000 km (ingredients)     <br /><strong>Transportation:</strong> Ship, truck <br /><strong>Carbon footprint per kg</strong>: 1.06 kg     <br /><strong>Price:</strong> $16 (€13)/kg
Coco pralines —
Place of production: Germany
Production method: Factory
Time of production: All-season
Transport distance: 795 km (final product), up to 12,000 km (ingredients)
Transportation: Ship, truck
Carbon footprint per kg: 1.06 kg
Price: $16 (€13)/kg
courtesy klaus pichler
<strong>Place of production:</strong> Zorawina, Wroclaw, Poland <br /><strong>Cultivation method: </strong>Foil greenhouse <br /><strong>Time of harvest:</strong> May to September <br /><strong>Transporting distance:</strong> 485 km <br /><strong>Means of transportation:</strong> Truck <br /><strong>Carbon footprint per kg:</strong> 0.24 kg<br /><strong>Price:</strong> $1.50 (€1.20)/kg
Beetroots —
Place of production: Zorawina, Wroclaw, Poland
Cultivation method: Foil greenhouse
Time of harvest: May to September
Transporting distance: 485 km
Means of transportation: Truck
Carbon footprint per kg: 0.24 kg
Price: $1.50 (€1.20)/kg
courtesy klaus pichler
<strong>Place of production: </strong>Jalisco, Mexico <br /><strong>Cultivation method:</strong> Outdoor plantation<br /><strong>Time of harvest: </strong>October to June <br /><strong>Transporting distance:</strong> 9,900 km<br /><strong>Means of transportation:</strong> Aircraft, truck<br /><strong>Carbon footprint per kg:</strong> 11.97 kg<br /><strong>Price:</strong> $19.88 (€15.92)/kg
Blackberries —
Place of production: Jalisco, Mexico
Cultivation method: Outdoor plantation
Time of harvest: October to June
Transporting distance: 9,900 km
Means of transportation: Aircraft, truck
Carbon footprint per kg: 11.97 kg
Price: $19.88 (€15.92)/kg
courtesy klaus pichler
<strong>Place of production:</strong> Behamberg, Austria <br /><strong>Production method: </strong>Farm<br /><strong>Time of production: </strong>All-season <br /><strong>Transporting distance: </strong>183 km<br /><strong>Means of transportation: </strong>Truck <br /><strong>Carbon footprint per kg:</strong> 3.54 kg<br /><strong>Price: </strong>$4.61(€3.69)/kg
Chicken —
Place of production: Behamberg, Austria
Production method: Farm
Time of production: All-season
Transporting distance: 183 km
Means of transportation: Truck
Carbon footprint per kg: 3.54 kg
Price: $4.61(€3.69)/kg
courtesy klaus pichler
<strong>Place of production:</strong> Ingredients from all over the world <br /><strong>Production method: </strong>Factory production<br /><strong>Time of production:</strong> All-season <br /><strong>Transporting distance:</strong> from 100 km (Hazelnuts) to 8.500 km (Bananas) <br /><strong>Means of transportation: </strong>Aircraft, ship, truck <br /><strong>Carbon footprint per kg: </strong>unknown<br /><strong>Price: </strong>$13.12 (€10.50)/kg
Ice cream —
Place of production: Ingredients from all over the world
Production method: Factory production
Time of production: All-season
Transporting distance: from 100 km (Hazelnuts) to 8.500 km (Bananas)
Means of transportation: Aircraft, ship, truck
Carbon footprint per kg: unknown
Price: $13.12 (€10.50)/kg
courtesy klaus pichler
<strong>Place of production: </strong>Karachi, Pakistan<br /><strong>Production method: </strong>Factory production<br /><strong>Time of production: </strong>All-season <br /><strong>Transporting distance: </strong>6.629 km  <br /><strong>Means of transportation: </strong>Truck <br /><strong>Carbon footprint per kg: </strong>1.95 kg<br /><strong>Price: </strong>$29.24 (€23.40)/kg
Jelly —
Place of production: Karachi, Pakistan
Production method: Factory production
Time of production: All-season
Transporting distance: 6.629 km
Means of transportation: Truck
Carbon footprint per kg: 1.95 kg
Price: $29.24 (€23.40)/kg
courtesy klaus pichler
<strong>Place of production:</strong> Kolkata, India<br /><strong>Production method:</strong> Factory production <br /><strong>Time of production:</strong> All-season <br /><strong>Transporting distance:</strong> 6.851 km<br /><strong>Means of transportation: </strong>Aircraft, truck<br /><strong>Carbon footprint per kg</strong>: 8.26 kg<br /><strong>Price:</strong> $13.74 (€11)/kg
Cham cham (Indian sweets) —
Place of production: Kolkata, India
Production method: Factory production
Time of production: All-season
Transporting distance: 6.851 km
Means of transportation: Aircraft, truck
Carbon footprint per kg: 8.26 kg
Price: $13.74 (€11)/kg
courtesy klaus pichler
<strong>Place of production:</strong> Guayaquil, Ecuador<br /><strong>Cultivation method:</strong> Outdoor plantation<br /><strong>Time of harvest: </strong>All-season <br /><strong>Transporting distance:</strong> 10.666 km (linear distance)<br /><strong>Means of transportation:</strong> Aircraft, truck <br /><strong>Carbon footprint per kg:</strong> 11.94kg <br /><strong>Price:</strong> $2.62 (€2.10)/kg
Pineapple —
Place of production: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Cultivation method: Outdoor plantation
Time of harvest: All-season
Transporting distance: 10.666 km (linear distance)
Means of transportation: Aircraft, truck
Carbon footprint per kg: 11.94kg
Price: $2.62 (€2.10)/kg
courtesy klaus pichler
<strong>Place of production: </strong>Pilar de la Horadada, Alicante, Spain<br /><strong>Cultivation method: </strong>Outdoor plantantion<br /><strong>Time of harvest:</strong> June to August <br /><strong>Transporting distance: </strong>2.442 km<br /><strong>Means of transportation:</strong> Truck<br /><strong>Carbon footprint per kg:</strong> 0.54 kg<br /><strong>Price:</strong> $1.23 (€0.99)/kg
Water melon —
Place of production: Pilar de la Horadada, Alicante, Spain
Cultivation method: Outdoor plantantion
Time of harvest: June to August
Transporting distance: 2.442 km
Means of transportation: Truck
Carbon footprint per kg: 0.54 kg
Price: $1.23 (€0.99)/kg
courtesy klaus pichler
<strong>Place of production:</strong> Balmazujvaros, Hajdu-Bihar, Hungary<br /><strong>Production method:</strong> Factory production<br /><strong>Time of production: </strong>All-season <br /><strong>Transporting distance:</strong> 460 km<br /><strong>Means of transportation:</strong> Truck <br /><strong>Carbon footprint per kg: </strong>8.07 kg<br /><strong>Price:</strong> $1.23 (€0.99)/kg
Instant whipped cream —
Place of production: Balmazujvaros, Hajdu-Bihar, Hungary
Production method: Factory production
Time of production: All-season
Transporting distance: 460 km
Means of transportation: Truck
Carbon footprint per kg: 8.07 kg
Price: $1.23 (€0.99)/kg
courtesy klaus pichler
Pichler says that the the transportation routes of the food photographed for this project offer an insight into the food production industry's north-south divide.
Route map —
Pichler says that the the transportation routes of the food photographed for this project offer an insight into the food production industry's north-south divide.
courtesy klaus pichler
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