Definitions for food waste
food waste

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. garbage, refuse, food waste, scrapsnoun

   food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

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1. food waste

   Food waste refers to any food that is discarded, lost, or uneaten at different stages of the food supply chain such as production, processing, retailing, and consumption. It can be a result of inefficient harvesting, transportation, storage, processing, or consumption practices. Food waste compromises food security, nutrition and environmental sustainability by wasting resources used for its production such as land, water, energy and inputs, and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.

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1. Food waste

   Food waste or food loss is food material that is discarded or unable to be used. Various political organisations and entities have their own definition of what constitutes food waste. The causes of wasted food are numerous, and occur at the stages of production, processing, and retailing. As of 2011, 1.3 billion tons of food, about one third of the global food production, are lost or wasted annually. Loss and wastage occurs on all steps in the food supply chain. In low-income countries, most loss occurs during production, while in developed countries much food – about 100 kilograms per person and year – is wasted at the consumption stage.

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How to pronounce food waste?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of food waste in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of food waste in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of food waste in a Sentence

1. The School Nutrition Association:

   Overly prescriptive regulations have resulted in unintended consequences, including reduced student lunch participation, higher costs and food waste. Federal nutrition standards should be modified to help school menu planners manage these challenges and prepare nutritious meals that appeal to diverse student tastes.

2. Andrew Opie of the BRC:

   The level of waste in supermarkets is a minor part of the whole food waste issue, the bigger target is cutting food waste at home, which supermarkets can help with, but we all have the opportunity to do that as consumers.

3. Tom Coen:

   Robotics have the potential to convert the market from( being) supply-driven to demand-driven, that will then help to reduce food waste and increase prices.

4. Larry LeSueur:

   I said, let’s first and foremost try to understand why food waste was being generated. If I can understand it, we can figure out what we can do to alter behavior, we knew it was just horrible.

5. American Chemistry Council:

   Polystyrene foam packaging and containers provide business owners and consumers with a cost-effective and environmentally preferable choice that is ideal for protecting food and preventing food waste, particularly when used for food service. Foam packaging is generally more than 90 percent air and has a lighter environmental impact than alternatives.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ ChatGPT
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3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=food waste