Waste Management Of A Fast Food Restaurant Environmental.
List of Figures Figure 1: Sources of food wastage and sources of environmental impacts in the food life cycle 10 Figure 2: Total agricultural production (FBS) vs. food wastage volumes 12 Figure 3: Food wastage volumes, at world level by phase of the food supply chain 13 Figure 4: Relative food wastage, by region and by phase of the food supply chain 13.Food waste or food loss is food that is wasted, lost or uneaten. The causes of food waste or loss are numerous and occur at the stages of producing, processing, retailing and consuming. Global food loss and waste amount to between one-third and one-half of all food produced. Loss and wastage occur at all stages of the food supply chain or value chain.In low-income countries, most loss occurs.The Department of Environment has identified this as a key environmental issue. As a part of developing an integrated strategy, the Department is interested in influencing the behaviour of consumers to prevent avoidable food waste. The Department of Environment has asked you to investigate what factors influence consumer’s level of food wastage.
The food wastage also occurs when the member of staff could not handle it properly during the time of packing. The wastage which can be given second place after the food waste in restaurant is dipping sauces wastage. A lot of paper in the office is also wasted in the form of packing bags and food wrappers. HIERARCHIES OF WASTE MANAGEMENT.As we were hungry, our local colleague ordered more food for us. As the restaurant was quiet, the food came quite fast. Since there were other activities arranged for us, we did not spend much time dining nor did we consume the entire food that we had ordered. When we left, there was still about one third of the unconsumed food left on the table.
What is food loss and food waste? Food waste is simply food intended for consumption that is discarded along the food supply chain and cannot be used. There are many reasons why food is thrown away. As household members, we see lots of food waste occurring in our homes and places we go to, such as schools, work places and parks.
