Food waste guideline takes aim at banquets
1 year, 8 months ago

Food waste guideline takes aim at banquets

China Daily  

A restaurant in Shunde, Guangdong province, is full of diners. Draft paper urges restaurants to include weights on menu and moderate orders Banquets have been made a focus in a recently released draft guideline for curbing food waste. Thanks to a series of regulatory actions and nationwide campaigns launched in recent years to combat food waste, both restaurants and consumers have showed a greater awareness to save food. "The waiter kept reminding us to order fewer dishes according to the number of people, so as to avoid wasting food," Yang told Jimu News, a media outlet based in Hubei province. The food waste generated in urban restaurants alone was 17-18 million tons, which is equivalent to the amount of food consumed by 30-50 million people in a year.

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Earth Day 2024: 4 effective strategies to reduce household food waste
8 months ago

Earth Day 2024: 4 effective strategies to reduce household food waste

Salon  

The global food system produces enough food for everyone, yet, in 2023, 333 million people worldwide were food insecure and 783 million were chronically hungry. The retail context is where approximately 14 per cent of avoidable food waste occurs as foods are often overstocked by grocery stores prioritizing constant availability at the expense of wasted product. Interventions for food waste …

To waste less food, become a scrappier cook
8 months, 2 weeks ago

To waste less food, become a scrappier cook

Salon  

For some, minimizing food waste is a magnificent idea in theory, but it falls apart when it comes to execution. “The idea for ‘Scrappy Cooking’ started from a shocking statistic: 30 to 40% of the entire United States food supply ends up in landfills, a lot of which stems from household waste,” Bodrug told Salon Food. “As you may have …

World wastes 1 billion meals a day, says U.N. report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

World wastes 1 billion meals a day, says U.N. report

The Hindu  

Households across the globe wasted over one billion meals a day in 2022, even as 783 million people struggled with hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity, according to the Food Waste Index Report 2024, a study jointly authored by the United Nations Environment Programme and WRAP, a U.K.-based non-profit. The report stressed the importance of expanding and …

Climate suffers as world wastes over 1 billion meals a day
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate suffers as world wastes over 1 billion meals a day

China Daily  

A pallet of rescued vegetables is seen at a share house in Johannesburg on February 15, 2021. Food waste across the globe continues to fuel climate change, nature loss and pollution while hurting the global economy, a report by the United Nations has revealed. The UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024 which was launched on Wednesday said that it is …

783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19 per cent of its food: UN
8 months, 3 weeks ago

783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19 per cent of its food: UN

Firstpost  

According to the UN, since the index’s initial release in 2021, the number of nations participating has almost doubled. According to the 2021 research, 931 million metric tons, or 17% of the food produced globally in 2019, went to waste The Food Waste Index Report, released on Wednesday by the UN Environment Programme, monitors nations' progress toward halving food waste …

783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19% of its food, UN says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19% of its food, UN says

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report. “For humanity, food waste means that less food is available to the poorest population,” said Jumare, who wasn’t involved in the report. The report said many governments, regional and industry groups …

The world wastes more than 1 billion meals every day as hundreds of millions go hungry, UN report finds
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The world wastes more than 1 billion meals every day as hundreds of millions go hungry, UN report finds

CNN  

CNN — More than 1 billion meals are wasted across the world each day while nearly 800 million people go hungry, a new United Nations report has found. The staggering statistics, published Wednesday in the UN Environment Programme Food Waste Index Report 2024, raise questions about the world’s ability to distribute the food it produces and highlights the role of …

783 million people face chronic hunger, yet the world wastes 19% of its food, U.N. says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

783 million people face chronic hunger, yet the world wastes 19% of its food, U.N. says

LA Times  

A person picks through trash for reusable items as a fire rages at the Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi. “For humanity, food waste means that less food is available to the poorest population,” said Jumare, who wasn’t involved in the report. The report said many governments, regional and industry groups are using public-private partnerships to reduce food waste and its …

Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfills
1 year ago

Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfills

Associated Press  

ELMSFORD, N.Y. — When Sean Rafferty got his start in the grocery business, anything that wasn’t sold got tossed out. where we’re helping people with food insecurities.” New York is among a growing number of states targeting food waste over concerns it is taking up diminishing landfill space and contributing to global warming as meat, vegetables and dairy release the …

The regenerative switch: zero waste dining is changing the face of restaurants
1 year, 5 months ago

The regenerative switch: zero waste dining is changing the face of restaurants

The Hindu  

To the untrained palate, carrot leaf pesto registers the merest of blip. As the world’s first permanent “waste-free” regenerative cocktail bar and restaurant, which opened in 2021 in Inner West Sydney’s hottest new precinct in South Eveleigh, RE- walks the talk in more ways than one. “We started the ‘Never Wasted’ program at RE- to make people a bit more …

Food waste guideline takes aim at banquets
1 year, 8 months ago

Food waste guideline takes aim at banquets

China Daily  

A restaurant in Shunde, Guangdong province, is full of diners. Draft paper urges restaurants to include weights on menu and moderate orders Banquets have been made a focus in a recently released draft guideline for curbing food waste. Thanks to a series of regulatory actions and nationwide campaigns launched in recent years to combat food waste, both restaurants and consumers …

Campaign to fight takeout food waste
1 year, 9 months ago

Campaign to fight takeout food waste

China Daily  

Online delivery restaurants urged to change portions, prices and labeling The State Administration for Market Regulation recently launched a nationwide campaign to reduce food waste, requiring food and beverage businesses to specify the weight of takeout food they sell online. The three-month campaign is urging online takeout ordering services to improve the description of takeout food and encouraging F&B businesses …

Campaign to fight takeout food waste
1 year, 9 months ago

Campaign to fight takeout food waste

China Daily  

Online delivery restaurants urged to change portions, prices and labeling The State Administration for Market Regulation recently launched a nationwide campaign to reduce food waste, requiring food and beverage businesses to specify the weight of takeout food they sell online. The three-month campaign is urging online takeout ordering services to improve the description of takeout food and encouraging F&B businesses …

Campaign to fight takeout food waste
1 year, 9 months ago

Campaign to fight takeout food waste

China Daily  

Online delivery restaurants urged to change portions, prices and labeling The State Administration for Market Regulation recently launched a nationwide campaign to reduce food waste, requiring food and beverage businesses to specify the weight of takeout food they sell online. The three-month campaign is urging online takeout ordering services to improve the description of takeout food and encouraging F&B businesses …

Supermarkets are creating up to 200,000 tonnes of food waste, research says
2 years, 10 months ago

Supermarkets are creating up to 200,000 tonnes of food waste, research says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New research has found that 200,000 tonnes of food waste is produced by supermarkets, due …

I used food waste apps to feed myself for a fortnight
3 years ago

I used food waste apps to feed myself for a fortnight

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Food waste is a huge global problem, with millions of tonnes of food being thrown …

’The problem of food waste is likely bigger than we thought’
3 years, 5 months ago

’The problem of food waste is likely bigger than we thought’

Live Mint  

More than 2 billion tons of food goes uneaten around the world, almost double than previously thought, according to a new report. Researchers for years have been trying to piece together data on the true extent of food waste, which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says accounts for as much as 10% of global greenhouse-gas emissions. “The problem is …

Column: You waste more than $1,000 of food a year. Chew on that
3 years, 9 months ago

Column: You waste more than $1,000 of food a year. Chew on that

LA Times  

The world wastes more than 1 billion tons of food every year, according to the U.N. That’s 17% of total food available to consumers. “Food waste touches on so many aspects of our lives,” said Zach Conrad, an assistant professor of health sciences at William & Mary college. “When we’re wasting food, we’re wasting resources.” He told me his own …

This is how much food gets wasted, and what you can do about it
3 years, 9 months ago

This is how much food gets wasted, and what you can do about it

Al Jazeera  

Almost one billion tons of food were wasted in 2019, most of it coming from homes, contributing to rising global emissions, new UN report shows. Among the most effective climate solutions, non-profit Project Drawdown ranks cutting food waste ahead of moving to electric cars and switching to plant-based diets. Thursday’s UNEP report suggests the amount of food wasted by consumers …

17% of food production globally wasted, UN report estimates
3 years, 9 months ago

17% of food production globally wasted, UN report estimates

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout. “Improved measurement can lead to improved management,” said Brian Roe, a food waste researcher at Ohio State University who was not involved in the report. “Many countries haven’t yet quantified their food waste, so they don’t understand the scale of the problem,” said Clementine …

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