Lee+Haenim

Food waste

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Food Waste Reduction The government has been implementing a wide variety of policies to reduce waste generation from the source and recycle food waste as much as possible. In an attempt to stress the importance of reducing food waste and elicit public participation, the Korean government has been offering education programs and conducting campaigns in collaboration with NGOs since 2002. The government also launched a PR program through TV commercial, outdoor electronic billboards and advertisements in theaters and subways.

Recycling Food Waste Diverse measures were implemented under the Master Plan on Utilising Food Waste as a Resource in September 1998. The goal of the Plan was to reduce the total generation by 10% or more and to recycle the generated food waste by 60% or more by 2002. As of 2004, 81.3% of food waste was recycled as livestock feed and compost. To promote the utilization of food waste as resources, the government invested KRW 121.6 billion by 2004, which has been used for building facilities and buying the required appliances, etc. For a stable operation of the facilities, the government forced the operator to periodically test the performance, and strengthened installation standards. In addition, the Korean government has made efforts to disseminate advanced technologies through seminars and workshops since 2005.