Deputy Director-General Gustafson then introduced that the total amount of food waste worldwide is estimated to reach 1.3 billion tons, with significant quantities of food wasted at the consumer level in developed countries while a large amount of food is lost at the production and post-harvest level in developing countries.
One year after the entry into force of the law against food waste," said Minister Maurizio Martina,"the food recovered and donated to the needy has increased, getting closer to the goal of one million tonnes.
According to results for fiscal 2014 announced by the Ministry of the Environment, it was relatively easy for the food manufacturing industry to discharge pure food waste; as a result, the industry's food waste was increasingly re-used as fertilizers and feed, with 95 percent of its food waste now being recycled.
One of these dog meat farms, JeonOO farm, reported that he raises 370 dogs and collected food waste from 25 large dump sites, including one university, one high school, one middle school, and nine elementary schools.
Growing concern over the availability of water in the UK and abroad, and security of supply of food, means that it is vital we understand the connections between food waste, water and climate change,” said Goodwin.
In order to promote reduction of the food waste, the Law for Promotion of Recycling and Related Activities for the Treatment of Cyclical Food Resources was enacted. The law stipulates the responsibilities of each stakeholder in terms of recycling of food resources and recycling activities that should be carried out by food related business entities based on criteria.
In Kitakyushu City in southern Japan, a pilot plant to produce ethanol from food waste was established as a part of the city's Eco-Town project. The city started the collection of food waste from some hospitals, elementary schools, retailers and households in the city on June 11, 2007.
Shortly after the press conference on the 11th, KARA, to find resolution to the problem, requested a meeting with the Minister of Environment and demanded that they conduct an immediate nationwide survey of distribution of food waste to the dog meat farms.
With global waste estimated to rise to 2.2 billion tonnes by 2025, A Wasted Opportunity explores the complex obstacles and hurdles faced in the war on food waste, including where the concern and responsibility lies.
With agriculture contributing to about one-fifth of global emissions, largely through food waste and meat consumption, the UN's ActNow campaign will showcase the efforts and recipes of renowned chefs who are cooking with ingredients that can help reduce greenhouse gases and damage to the environment.
Dealing with Waste-- Some Increasing, Some Decreasing Under its Mid-Term Environmental Action Plan, the company aims to promote energy saving as well as more effective use of resources. Specific efforts to make better resource use include drastic reduction in food waste generated at MOS Burger restaurants, establishment of a recycling system for food waste, and efforts to reuse materials at each restaurant.
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