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The Benefits of On-site Food Waste Management

Aug 9, 2017 |

Every year in the UK, WRAP estimates that the hotel industry produces almost 290,000 tonnes of waste – including a staggering 79,000 tonnes of food waste. Of this figure, more than one third is classed as unavoidable food waste, taking into account preparation and...

Let’s digest: the food waste issue

Aug 16, 2017 |

According to figures from the Waste and Resource Action Programme (WRAP), a total of 3,415,000 tonnes of waste is disposed of in the UK food sector every year, of which 600,000 tonnes (41%) of the waste from pubs, restaurants, hotels and quick service restaurants is...

The unseen scandal of hotel food waste

Oct 16, 2017 |

Everyone loves a luxury vacation or a fancy hotel buffet, but how are hospitality companies contributing to the global food waste problem? This World Food Day, Eco-Business finds out.  October 16, 2017 By Hannah Koh What if every time you sat down for a meal, you...

COMBATING FOOD WASTE

Mar 21, 2018 |

UD students, faculty and Dining Services pitch in to fight waste, hunger Food waste is an extremely frustrating concept. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, approximately 40 percent of food in the U.S. is never eaten; simultaneously, one in eight...