Update : 2021-12-4
Remember the Word "Mottainai" and Give Thought to Food
Food loss means food which is still good enough to eat but is discarded.
According to the estimation of 2016 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Environment, food equal to about a bowl of rice (about 139 g) per person is discarded every day.
About 45% of food loss in Japan comes from households.
The reason for discard is not only cooking scraps but also the expiration of the best-before/consume-by date or remains of meals.
The review of your food life at home will lead to the reduction of food loss.
Food loss in Japan
6.43 million ton/year
From business activities
3.52 million ton
From households
2.91 million ton
About 139 g/person/day
Equal to about a bowl of rice
(Source: Data of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
Inquiry
Haikibutsu Shigen-ka (Refuse and Recycle Section)
- Tel.(048) 931-3972
- FAX(048) 931-9993
Research Conducted on Food Loss in Soka City
In order to see the picture of food loss in Soka City, a research was conducted about the content of burnable wastes last September, which revealed that food waste accounted to about 25.7% of the total burnable waste, and about half of them were still good enough to eat.
Estimating from this, food loss per citizen will be about 47 kg/year, which means about 129 g of food is discarded per day.
Half of the discarded food is still good enough to eat!
Left: Percentage of food waste in the burnable waste collected
Food waste 25.7%
Other burnable waste 74.3%
Right: Breakdown of food waste
Remains of meals 27.0%
Direct discard 18.8%
Cooking scraps 54.2%
Actions to Take at Home
Tips for Reducing Food Loss
Reduce waste and save family budget!
Don't buy too much
Buy as much as you can eat.
Check the food stock in your refrigerator before grocery shopping and buy only what you need.
Eat all
Serve as much as you can eat, and eat it all.
Cook all
Don't cut off too much and cook all the edible parts
See the economical recipes and cook-all recipes of "Cookpad, Official Kitchen of the Consumer Affairs Agency.（Link to external site.）
Don't leave any food on your plate.