Reduce Unnecessary Food Wastage
Category: Social Justice | Strength: Mild | Proposed by: Australian rePublic, Cute Puppies, Kenmoria
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The World Assembly,
Noticing that many organisations, who grow, prepare, sell and/or distribute food have lots of wastage because they order too much for the required amount, causing the excessive food to go to waste,
Further, some farmers/retailers refuse to sell fruit and vegetables if they're considered "too ugly",
Recognising the fact that much of this wastage is still edible, and its waste is therefore unneeded and damaging,
Concerned over the many tonnes of food that unintentionally expires due to improper or incorrect stock rotation,
Worried for the many negative effects of such food wastage on WA member states, including:
a. Detrimentality to the environment. Food which ends up in landfill is detrimental to the environment, for example, some of the problems include producing methane, wasting fresh water which was used to create it, and wasting arable land, amongst many other environmental issues with misusing food,
b. Robbing the poor of the ability to eat perfectly edible food which goes into the bin. Edible food being products that are still safe for sapient consumption,
c. Food production being a very labour-intensive task, which is in vain if the food is not eaten,
This resolution suggests that food hygiene, food safety and quarantine should take precedence, but in the situations where food is found to be perfectly edible, this proposal aims to reduce the prevalence of food wastage,
Hereby,
Category: Social Justice | Strength: Mild | Proposed by: Australian rePublic, Cute Puppies, Kenmoria
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The World Assembly,
Noticing that many organisations, who grow, prepare, sell and/or distribute food have lots of wastage because they order too much for the required amount, causing the excessive food to go to waste,
Further, some farmers/retailers refuse to sell fruit and vegetables if they're considered "too ugly",
Recognising the fact that much of this wastage is still edible, and its waste is therefore unneeded and damaging,
Concerned over the many tonnes of food that unintentionally expires due to improper or incorrect stock rotation,
Worried for the many negative effects of such food wastage on WA member states, including:
a. Detrimentality to the environment. Food which ends up in landfill is detrimental to the environment, for example, some of the problems include producing methane, wasting fresh water which was used to create it, and wasting arable land, amongst many other environmental issues with misusing food,
b. Robbing the poor of the ability to eat perfectly edible food which goes into the bin. Edible food being products that are still safe for sapient consumption,
c. Food production being a very labour-intensive task, which is in vain if the food is not eaten,
This resolution suggests that food hygiene, food safety and quarantine should take precedence, but in the situations where food is found to be perfectly edible, this proposal aims to reduce the prevalence of food wastage,
Hereby,
- Strongly encourages member nations to create local initiatives that seek to prevent the overproduction and disposal of viable and still-edible food including food banks and charities;
- Urges member nations to inform their citizens about how to properly save and store leftovers for future consumption;
- Obligates member nations to manage food surpluses and the excessive wastage of food through eco-friendly and constructive ways including but not limited to:
- Diverting food scraps to animal feed,
- Composting inedible food to create nutrient-rich soil,
- Use waste oils from food for fuel conversion and food scraps for the recover energy in industrial processes,
- Noting however, that nations are exempt from this clause, should they believe that said food poses a quarantine/bio-security threat;
- Extends the authority of the International Food Welfare Organization to:
- Establish food banks and charities in member nations with their permission,
- Research the most practical and environmentally-friendly methods of food decomposition.
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Reduce Unnecessary Food Wastage
Category: Social Justice | Strength: Mild | Proposed by: Australian rePublic, Cute Puppies, Kenmoria
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The World Assembly,
Noticing that many organisations, who grow, prepare, sell and/or distribute food have lots of wastage because they order too much for the required amount, causing the excessive food to go to waste,
Further, some farmers/retailers refuse to sell fruit and vegetables if they're considered "too ugly",
Recognising the fact that much of this wastage is still edible, and its waste is therefore unneeded and damaging,
Concerned over the many tonnes of food that unintentionally expires due to improper or incorrect stock rotation,
Worried for the many negative effects of such food wastage on WA member states, including:
a. Detrimentality to the environment. Food which ends up in landfill is detrimental to the environment, for example, some of the problems include producing methane, wasting fresh water which was used to create it, and wasting arable land, amongst many other environmental issues with misusing food,
b. Robbing the poor of the ability to eat perfectly edible food which goes into the bin. Edible food being products that are still safe for sapient consumption,
c. Food production being a very labour-intensive task, which is in vain if the food is not eaten,
This resolution suggests that food hygiene, food safety and quarantine should take precedence, but in the situations where food is found to be perfectly edible, this proposal aims to reduce the prevalence of food wastage,
Hereby,
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[*] Strongly encourages member nations to create local initiatives that seek to prevent the overproduction and disposal of viable and still-edible food including food banks and charities;
[*] Urges member nations to inform their citizens about how to properly save and store leftovers for future consumption;
[*] Obligates member nations to manage food surpluses and the excessive wastage of food through eco-friendly and constructive ways including but not limited to:[list=a]
[*] Diverting food scraps to animal feed,
[*] Composting inedible food to create nutrient-rich soil,
[*] Use waste oils from food for fuel conversion and food scraps for the recover energy in industrial processes,
[*] Noting however, that nations are exempt from this clause, should they believe that said food poses a quarantine/bio-security threat;[/list]
[*] Extends the authority of the International Food Welfare Organization to:
[list=a][*] Establish food banks and charities in member nations with their permission,
[*] Research the most practical and environmentally-friendly methods of food decomposition.[/list][/list]
