Presentation Title Impact of Advanced Physical Connectivity on Food and Waste Management Presented by: Dr. Lai Ving Kam Associate Professor – Berjaya University College , Malaysia Nov 22, 2017 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
Food waste an issue that affects all aspects of society– producers, growers, retail, hospitality, consumers and those who experience food poverty. WHY REDUCE FOOD WASTE? Today – SOME KEY STATS: Reducing food waste • Around one billion people • good for the world, will eat too much • good for food security and • Around one billion people • good for the climate • good for the climate will go to bed hungry • Over 20,000 people will die • The costs of decreasing food waste are from hunger relatively low, but the potential benefits • An estimated one third of are substantial. all food produced in the world ends up as waste. • Less food waste leads to more efficiency, Source: more economic productivity and 9 Feb 2011 http://www.stopfoodwaste.ie/food-we- reductions in emissions of greenhouse waste/irelands-food-waste-forum / gases that contribute to climate change. 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
Food and Nutrition Security - a Growing Challenge EU study Wasted Food is a Big Problem Globally, 3.5 billion people are malnourished, yet ~ 2 billion people are overweight - ‘double burden’ of malnutrition. Globally to feed 9 billion by 2050 need to increase production by + 60%, yet 1/3 of the food we produce is production by + 60%, yet 1/3 of the food we produce is wasted. Increasing global demand for meat & animal products, which is not sustainable 9 Feb 2011 Urgency & complexity: Compounded effects of population growth, urbanization, migration, resource scarcity and climate change - affect the entire global food chain 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
Mitigate Climate Change & Conserve Resources Food is the single largest component 31% or 133 billion pounds of municipal solid waste going to of food from U.S. retail Landfills ( U.S. EPA) food stores, restaurants, and homes goes uneaten. As food rots in landfills, it generates methane, a greenhouse gas over 20 All of the resources that went into All of the resources that went into times more potent than carbon times more potent than carbon producing that wasted food – dioxide (U.S. EPA) including the land, labour, water, pesticides, and fertilizers – could Landfills are the third largest source have been saved or of methane in the U.S. gone to uses of higher value to (U.S. EPA) 9 Feb 2011 society. 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
Food waste At ALL stages of the food chain Agriculture and fisheries Food manufacturing Retailers/wholesalers Households Preventing food waste Caterers = 1st priority � Awareness raising, iInformation & education iInformation & education � to further assess how to limit � to further assess how to limit � Food redistribution � Food redistribution food waste throughout the programmes � Logistical improvements entire food chain ; � Role of food packaging � to investigate incentives to Transforming unavoidable food halve the disposal of edible waste into a resource food waste Feed & energy recovery � � � � separate collection of food waste necessary 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
Food systems approach Sustainability of the EU study Food Chain: Food Waste Minimisation Food Packaging Optimisation Consumer Information Needs Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) : Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) : desires a sustainable food systems approach from inputs, to primary production (agriculture, aquaculture & fisheries), harvesting, storage, processing, packaging, distribution, waste streams, to consumer intake 9 Feb 2011 – and back! 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
Consumer information needs and sustainability • Communicating environmental performance for food = crucial Current challenges: • Driver of global resource use • New and complex area of • Environmental pressures further information, in particular increase for food • Consumers aware of challenges? • Information overload and • Encourage consumers and producers – proliferation of labels proliferation of labels fostering more sustainable choices fostering more sustainable choices • Reliability of information • Only information not Solutions and ways forward: enough! - Clear, reliable and comparable information � green choice should be - Further consumer research the easy and affordable - Exchange of best practices/guidance from choice multi-stakeholder platforms � implementation and working together on concrete actions 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
FOOD WASTE PREVENTION Assessing your Area To prevent Food Waste you FOOD WASTE PREVENTION – Solutions must first identify where and why food waste is being generated. Then come up with solutions to prevent this waste as close to the wasting point as possible. Before you start, consider • The main food waste producing business types in your area • Typical quantities of food waste generated by different business • The main types of food waste generated by different Source : Nourish eu business Healthy & Create Food Region 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
FOOD WASTE PREVENTION – Solutions PREVENTION RECOVERY •Reducing the waste produced Processing waste/surplus food for •Redistributing surplus food to livestock feed humans Home composting •Redistributing surplus food Energy from Waste (incineration (without processing) to livestock and fuel*) RECYCLING DISPOSAL Anaerobic Digestion (energy Food disposal units to sewer recovery system but counts as Landfill recycling for Directive) Source : Nourish eu Composting Healthy & Create Food Region 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
STOP FOOD WASTE INITIATIVE War on Food Waste- Proactive and destiminictic 1. Promotion of food waste prevention message • Provide information • Website, materials, newsletter, social media, commercial information and support, commercial food waste tool (new) • National Promotion and national Events 6. Strategies for the collection of • Cookery demos food waste 7. Procurement strategies & contracts 7. Procurement strategies & contracts 2. Promoting composting • Provide information 8. Strategies for Policies that • Master Composters & Demo Sites relate to food packaging 3. Raise Awareness 9. Food labelling & hygiene/safety policy 4. Education & Training 10. Food Distribution redefine 5. Integrated advice on healthy eating & food waste 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
What Can We Do? Reduce food waste through improved ordering, prepping, & storage Recover wholesome, uneaten food and donate it to feed food and donate it to feed people in need Recycle discarded food for other uses including animal feed, compost, and energy generation 9 Feb 2011 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
At a government level, measures that can be utilised include • Tax and food safety regulations that can act to promote the redistribution of surplus food for human consumption. • Regulations that influence what food waste and related by-products can safely be used as animal feed can safely be used as animal feed Co-creating the Agri-food Platform Food Technology Agricultural Technology Distribution Technology Strategies for Policies that relate to food packaging Food labelling & hygiene/safety policy 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
Impacts of waste on Environment Waste breaks down in landfills to form methane, a potent greenhouse gas Change in climate and destruction of ozone layer due to waste biodegradable Littering, due to waste pollutions, illegal Littering, due to waste pollutions, illegal dumping, Leaching: is a process by which solid waste enter soil and ground water and contaminating them . U.S. Environment Protection Agency (2009) 9 Feb 2011 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
Waste Management Basel Convention Definition What are Wastes? of Wastes Waste (also known as rubbish , “substances or objects trash , refuse , garbage , junk , which are disposed of or litter , and ort ) is unwanted or useless materials. are intended to be In biology, waste is any of disposed of or are the many unwanted required to be disposed of substances or toxins that are substances or toxins that are by the provisions of the by the provisions of the expelled from living expelled from living law” organisms, metabolic waste; such as urea and sweat. IMPACTS OF WASTE IF NOT MANAGED WISELY • Affects our health • Affects our socio-economic conditions • Affects our coastal and marine environment • Affects our climate 10 th Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 22 Nov 2017 www.sclgsummit.org
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