LOCAL GOVT. IN JAPAN WORKING THROUGH TO MINIMIZE COVID-19 VACCINE WASTAGE

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• Local govt. in Japan working through to minimize COVID-19 vaccine wastage.
• The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has requested local govts. to adopt flexible measures.
• Some have been instructed to use surplus doses to...

CHINA PASSED NEW LAW TO CURB FOOD WASTE; FINE $15,460

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• China passed a new law to curb food waste; fine of $15,460.
• The new law has been passed at the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
• China’s restaurants and other food facilities would face a fin...

UK FAMILIES IMPROVING MEAL PLANNING AND ZERO DOWN ON FOOD WASTAGE

HIGHLIGHTS

• As an initiative to help families plan and save food, this method has improved sustainable living

Tesco along with environmental charity Hubbub experimented with households. 53 houses were asked to detail out their food waste and wer...

CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS IN JAPAN AFFECTS FOOD SUPPLIERS

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• COVID-19 outbreak has led to the closure of schools in Japan
• Food suppliers are left with excess stocks due to the closure

The Japanese government ordered the closure of schools throughout the nation as a preventive measu...

WHEN RECYCLING YIELDED GRAPHENE

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• Garbage and plastic waste can be turned into Graphene
• It is used in electronics, solar panels, and even asphalt

With plastics choking up rivers, lakes and even the oceans, the world is crying out for plastic ban. Many sol...

FOOD WASTAGE IN RESTAURANTS

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• Tons of food is wasted on per day basis from hotels, eateries and restaurants
• Poll says only 20 per cent patrons take left-over food home

Japan has been trying to combat the issue of left-over food actively. Food banks we...

Use of Fashion Tech to combat environment detrimental actions

The fashion industry is notorious for the huge volume of carbon emissions it produces annually. It may be confusing for people to understand how a linen shirt or a pair of cotton pants or an innocent-looking pair of socks feature in something as serious of global warming.

What most peop...

Waste in healthcare rising

The United States medicine industry has been seen as one of the best in the world and also the most profitable ones in the world. But as we see changes in all sectors and threats in all industries, there has been a rise in the risks to the United States medical industry, and let's have a look...