San Francisco currently has a large compost facility that turns food waste into fertilizer.
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In the travel industry, some establishments are trying to cut down food waste on their own.
Currently food waste and leftovers from its Simpson's-in-the Strand restaurant are recycled by the PDM Group.
In stark contrast to this crisis, is the exponential growth of another problem, food waste.
Now 98% of the nation's food waste goes into landfills, according to Harvest Chief Executive Paul Sellew.
Being clear on the difference between the two could help us all to reduce our food waste.
The Beijing city government together with catering associations announced that the restaurant industry should reduce food waste.
Waitrose, the U.K.-based supermarket chain, in October achieved its goal of sending zero food waste to landfills.
Veggies on Tables, focuses on: reduction of food waste, promotion of local business and support of humanitarian projects.
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The British Retail Consortium argues the government is tackling the problem of food waste in the wrong way.
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Annually, it is expected to deal with 40, 000 tonnes of food waste and 60, 000 tonnes of household rubbish.
Their goal: fight food waste at the first level of production and offer healthy food at an affordable price.
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Close to 97% of food waste in North America ends up in landfills.
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Enter Darden Restaurants, which is addressing food insecurity by reducing food waste.
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The massive global problem of food waste has received more attention in recent years, and the figures are staggering.
The group also said food waste also impacts land, energy and water use.
From July, aerosols and textiles will be accepted for recycling and kitchen towels can go into the food waste bins.
Finally another Conservative peer, Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, asked what progress the government is making on reducing household food waste.
Leading retailers including Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose are supporting a government-backed initiative aimed at tackling packaging and food waste.
This year too, a number of online resources worked to educate people about the issue and help them tackle food waste.
He said fortnightly collections are "hygienic and popular", provided they are "accompanied by decent recycling and weekly food waste pick-ups too".
Buffets have a high propensity for food waste, especially in hot climates.
It also hands out two food waste caddies - one for putting food scraps in for the kitchen and another for kerbside collection.
The Prince of Wales has officially opened a power plant in Dorset that will run on locally produced maize and food waste, including chocolate.
But the BRC questioned the report's link between promotions and food waste, highlighting a UK government survey that showed buy-one-get-one-free offers were becoming rarer.
The company employs 185, 000 people to serve more than 400 million meals a year, so it knows a thing or two about food waste.
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He argued that the current cost of running tours could be more than covered by reducing food waste in Parliament's dining areas and other expenses.
It said people should change their behaviour and not feed them and that food waste needed to be put in secure bins, beyond foxes' reach.
His words sparked off an anti-food waste campaign in state media.
This is how we are exceeding government targets for food waste.
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