Food-share apps seeking to help environmentUsers of apps like Karma can pick up left over food from restaurants at cut-rate prices, an arrangement that benefits consumers, businesses and the enviroment as food waste is an important source of greenhouse gas emissions. Decomposing food waste is a key source of greenhouse gases -- and a staggering one third of all food is thrown away, according to industry estimates. - 'Apps are important' -Joao Campari, food expert at environmental campaigners WWF International, argues that apps are an "important" way to cut waste. "Most people have a mobile device so apps are an obvious and important way of educating and enabling action." "With 10 billion meals a year still ending up in the bin, the UK has not closed the door on the food waste problem."

Source: Bangkok Post February 09, 2020 03:45 UTC