Good news for environmental law – Italy is following in France’s footsteps and is set to make it illegal for supermarkets to dispose of perfectly good food.
The French law came into effect in February this year, providing restrictions that will mean large supermarkets must donate unsold food to charities and food banks, rather than simply dispose of it, which has always been the way.
The French law will see supermarkets receive a fine for violating it, but the Italian system wants to offer supermarkets incentives to encourage them to donate the food and tackle the country’s waste problem.
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Similarly, UK supermarket Asda has introduced a “Wonky Food Box,” selling vegetables at 30% less than the more uniformly shaped counterparts that would usually grace the supermarket aisles.
Food waste is a global issue. In Thailand, it’s been estimated that in Bangkok alone, 93.5 million kilograms of unspoiled food is thrown away each year. That’s equivalent to the weight of 34,670 Asian elephants.
In 2015, Thailand launched Save Food Campaign to remedy the amount of food loss.
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