Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont have passed laws that restrict the amount of food waste going to landfills. Vermont’s “Universal Recycling Law” went into effect in July 2020, banning food scrap waste
Any liquid or solid food produced for consumption which is discarded for any reason can be considered food waste. Food waste is regarded as a widespread problem throughout the food industry and occurs at every step along the supply chain. The total amount offood waste produced in the United S...
In terms of environmental impacts, if food waste were a country, it would be the third largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world, after China and the U.S[3]. This food waste is the single largest component going into municipal landfills where it creates 3.3 billion tons of greenhou...
the bacteria consume available nutrients and produce waste products. When the nutrient supply is depleted, the growth rate enters astationary phasein which the number of viable bacteria cells remains the same. During the stationary phase, the rate of bacterial cell growth is equal to the rate of...
How to Reduce Food Waste in America Reducing food waste in America is going to take some time. Highlighting food waste statistics and facts, such as those below, is a good way to help get the word out about this ever-growing problem, but our work can’t stop there. ...
Food waste(浪费) is a big, worldwide problem. According to the United Nations, people threw away (丢弃) about 930,000,000 tons of food in 2019. The study showed most food waste (about 61%) was at home. Restaurants wasted about 26% of the food. Stores threw away about13%. Waste ...
Other ways to increase global food security involve promoting food safety measures and reducing food waste and losses, especially post-harvest losses—about one-third of food produced globally is wasted after harvesting. Post-harvest loss is primarily a problem in developed countries, where many consu...
Melikoglu M., Lin C.S.K., Webb C., (2013), Analyzing global food waste problem: pinpointing the facts and estimating the energy content, Central European Journal of Engineering, 3, 157-164.Melikoglu, M.; Lin, C.S.K.; Webb, C. Analysing global food waste problem: pinpointing the ...
Food waste is a big problem around the world. While some people throw away unwanted food, lots of people in other parts of the world face food shortages(短缺).Because of this problem, many countries in the world like Germany and France have set up food banks. People and grocery stores(杂...
one aspect of the question, e.g., the relationship between the Internet of things and food safety [19], food safety of Halal products [42], or the connection between sustainability and food chain, e.g., from the point of view of the water-energy-food nexus [43] or food waste [44]...