China leader targets ‘shocking’ food waste as China battles floods and pandemic supply problems - August 11, 2020

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Xi Jinping targets ‘shocking’ food waste as China battles floods and pandemic supply problems

• Chinese president says country must maintain sense of crisis about food security despite several years of bumper harvests
• Self-reliance must be a priority in preparations for ‘worst-case scenario’ with US, analyst says

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New ways to save money are flashing everywhere to stop wasting food: rewards with empty trays of food ingredients


August 13, 2020 19:10 CCTV




　　Strictly saving and eliminating waste丨remaining food boxes and empty trays to give rewards...there are new ways to save money in various places, "to eliminate waste on the tongue"
　　To "practice economy and eliminate waste", all localities have taken action. In addition to advocating economy, many catering companies have also introduced "rewards", calling on diners to "stop waste on the tip of the tongue."
　　Jinan, Shandong: Make the best use of everything! "Economy" in the hotel kitchen
　　A large-scale catering company in Jinan, Shandong has to process more than 1 ton of ingredients every day. How to make the best use of the ingredients? The chefs are working hard on the word "pull".
　　Hu Zongqiang, executive chef of a catering company: We have established food waste boxes based on different ingredients, including meat, seafood, and vegetables (using) these leftovers. We have innovatively developed more than 50 products.

　　The leftovers of vegetables are carefully made into appetizers and pickles and special snacks, while the leftovers of seafood and meat are used as ingredients for hanging stock. By creating an economical kitchen, the company has greatly reduced the cost of ingredients.
　　Hu Zongqiang, executive chef of a catering company: This measure saves more than one million costs and reduces food waste by one-fifth.
　　Shengzhou, Zhejiang: Buffet restaurant launches "empty plate exchange voucher" activity
　　At lunch, in a buffet restaurant in Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province, diners were picking food with plates. The reporter found that the diners did not take a lot at once. According to reports, in order to encourage everyone not to waste, the restaurant has been posting slogans such as "cherish food", "take on demand, do not waste" and other slogans in a prominent position in the store since two years ago. In the plate exchange voucher activity, diners only need to take an empty plate and go to the plate recycling office to get a 2 yuan voucher. The effect is good.

　　Waiter Qian Libin: There used to be a lot of waste, but now there is a lot less waste. We used to use a large trash can to fill a bucket, but now (one day) basically 1/3 is enough.
　　Shangqiu, Henan: The restaurant is equipped with a saving meal reminder card and packed lunch boxes are free
　　In Shangqiu, Henan, a restaurant in a hotel guides customers to make reasonable consumption through measures such as setting up eco-dining reminders and sending environmentally-friendly packed lunch boxes. Among them, the "You CD, I will give you a bun card" activity has won the support of many diners.

　　Zhang Yan, the person in charge of a hotel in Shangqiu: I have six big buns with one bun card, so I can basically send out more than 500 big buns cards in one week.
　　Diner Shao Jianhua: When we were young, it felt good if we could eat enough . Although the current society is rich in material and economic conditions in all aspects of living conditions, I hope that everyone will not waste it. After educating children, they will develop the habit of diligence and thrift, strict economy and not waste.


https://finance.sina.com.cn/china/20...y0877110.shtml

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2020-08-18 12:58:27Beijing News reporter: Wu Wei, editor: Chen Si




"Mountain and seafood become kitchen waste"? Regarding food waste, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has spoken out



The Central Discipline Inspection Commission’s commentary stated that the discipline inspection and supervision organs should give full play to their role in supervision and guarantee implementation, strengthen supervision and inspection, increase punishment and accountability, severely curb the trend of extravagance and waste, advocate hardship and simplicity, and make diligence and frugality become a common practice, party style, political style, The folk customs continued to improve.


Beijing News Express (Reporter Wu Wei) In the past few days, the whole society has extensively launched initiatives and actions on "stopping food waste." The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has also spoken out to stop food waste.

On the morning of August 18, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection published an article "Leading a Leading Role in Strict Economy and Opposing Waste". Cultivate the habit of economy and build a clean political institution" to start commenting.

"Starting with a'feast' and ending with a'leftover feast', even some delicacies and seafood have become'kitchen waste'."-This article pointed out some extravagance and waste in our lives. The article said that the open letter of the Central Committee and the Work Committee of State Organs has a strong realistic target, and some phenomena of extravagance, waste and profligacy are also shocking. Such extravagance, deviating from the basic national conditions of our country, deviating from the excellent traditional culture, corrupting the social atmosphere, and harming the country, the family, and the self, has no benefit.

What kind of responsibilities should the discipline inspection and supervision organs bear to stop food waste? This article quoted the provisions of the Regulations on Party and Government Organs Strictly Saving and Opposing Waste-"Disciplinary inspection and supervision organs should expose typical cases of extravagance and waste from time to time, and play a warning and education role." Supervise and inspect, accept reports from the masses and clues to cases transferred by relevant departments, and promptly investigate and deal with violations of discipline and law."

At the end of the article, the disciplinary inspection and supervision organs should give full play to the role of supervision and guarantee implementation, strengthen supervision and inspection, increase punishment and accountability, vigorously curb the trend of extravagance and waste, advocate hardship and simplicity, and make diligence and frugality a common practice, and the party style, government style, and folk style continue. Get better.

http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/08/18/759855.html