China News Service, Beijing, March 12 (Chen Hang) In order to prevent and stop food waste, Beijing is adopting local regulations to say no to "waste on the tip of the tongue".
The 29th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 15th Beijing Municipal People’s Congress held on the 12th, the first review of the "Beijing Regulations on Anti-Food Waste (Draft)" (hereinafter referred to as the draft), the chairman of the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress Social Construction Committee Cong Luoluo made an explanation about the draft.
"Beijing has taken multiple measures to rectify waste, and food waste has been curbed to a certain extent." Cong Luoluo said that there are many factors influencing the prevention of food waste, such as consumption philosophy, management level, uncivilized consumption customs, etc. However, the problem of waste still exists to varying degrees and has become a stubborn disease. It is urgently needed to pass the legislative system to regulate and make targeted institutional arrangements.
Legislation needs to fully pool the wisdom of all parties and build social consensus.
Cong Luoluo said that by insisting on opening the door to legislation, more than 10,000 city, district, and township people’s congress representatives participated in the questionnaire survey, and more than 680,000 people completed the questionnaire online.
Participants generally believe that it is necessary to pass legislation to stop food waste.
The draft focuses on combining the actual conditions of Beijing, focusing on the catering process, and comprehensively regulates food waste.
The draft stipulates that catering service operators and unit canteens should be equipped with small servings, small servings of staple food, and public spoons and chopsticks, prompting consumers to order, take, and pack surplus meals, and promote food waste reduction and resources. Chemical and harmless treatment.
The draft clarifies the responsibilities of families and individuals, and encourages families to use public chopsticks and spoons to develop scientific, civilized, and healthy eating habits to reduce kitchen waste; individuals take the initiative to pack surplus meals and practice CD-ROM operations.
Stopping food waste depends on everyone's active participation.
The draft clarifies measures such as guiding and encouraging and discouraging reporting.
According to the draft, Beijing plans to establish a sound system for measuring and charging food waste, and provide corresponding rewards to units that continue to reduce the amount.
Any unit or individual has the right to dissuade and stop food waste, and can report to the citizen service hotline or relevant departments if they find a prescribed situation.
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