An estimated 35 percent of all the food produced in China is wasted, and the total value of the food Chinese people throw away annually could be worth more than 200 billion yuan ($29.60 billion). Statistics from China's State Administration of Grain and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations suggest that food Chinese people throw away every year could feed 200 million individuals.
To help curb food waste, a shared fridge charity project, that encourages community members to place unwanted items of food in a communal refrigerator to help needy residents was recently launched in Shanghai, according to media reports. The scheme has been introduced at three locations around the city.
The first shared fridge in the city appeared on Xikang Road in Putuo district at the end of September. This fridge was organized by a restaurant owner surnamed Yang, and most of the food items in this fridge came from his restaurant. Full story...
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To help curb food waste, a shared fridge charity project, that encourages community members to place unwanted items of food in a communal refrigerator to help needy residents was recently launched in Shanghai, according to media reports. The scheme has been introduced at three locations around the city.
The first shared fridge in the city appeared on Xikang Road in Putuo district at the end of September. This fridge was organized by a restaurant owner surnamed Yang, and most of the food items in this fridge came from his restaurant. Full story...
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