"Our motto is, let oil from the gutter soar in the sky," Ye Bin, the company's general manager, told AFP. Food waste problemJinshang's business model is part of wider efforts in China to tackle the mountains of food waste generated by its population of 1.4 billion. In landfills, rotting food waste emits atmosphere-warming methane gas more quickly than most other materials, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. Food waste problem Jinshang's business model is part of wider efforts in China to tackle the mountains of food waste generated by its population of 1.4 billion. In landfills, rotting food waste emits atmosphere-warming methane gas more quickly than most other materials, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Source: Indian Express November 21, 2023 22:27 UTC