Italy is about to pass legislation to turn €12 billion worth of food waste into a resource for food pantries and other charities by enabling restaurants and stores to more easily donate excess or about-to-expire foods.
Unlike France, which has enacted serious fines for stores or restaurants that don't comply, Italy is using incentives, such as giving rebates on garbage disposal fees. Regulations are also being changed to allow once-a-month reporting instead of requiring advance notice for each donation.
Other aspects of the plan to double recovered food to 1 billion tonnes include looking at changing packaging for better preservation and getting consumers to change habits. More detail from TheLocal.it HERE
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