Figure 13: Food Waste
FOOD WASTE STUDY AREA AND LOCATION
MUMBAI FOOD WASTE: According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s Environment Status Report 2020-21, of the 6,500-6,800 metric tons of solid waste generated daily by Mumbai, as much as 72.6 percent is food waste. It makes up close to three-fourths of all waste that was collected and disposed of in the last financial year.
Figure 14: graph of food waste Figure 15: Maharashtra map
K ARNATAKA FOOD WASTE: Karnataka Municipal Solid Waste is produced at an average of 0.57tones per day in small towns and 140 tons per day in Bengaluru. According to the Directorate of Municipal Administration, Karnataka produces about 8,825 tons of waste per day in Bengaluru. According to the Municipal Management Unit, Karnataka produces about 8,825 tons of waste per day, Bengaluru provides 4,500 XNUMX tons per day, said Krishna Raj. "Food waste dumped in the ground or in landfills produces methane gas which directly causes the temperature to rise," he adds.
Figure 16: graph of food waste Figure 17: Karnataka map
P UNJAB FOOD WASTE: A whopping 6 lakh metric tones of food grain has been rendered unfit for human consumption in Punjab. A whopping 6 lakh metric tones of food grain has been rendered unfit for human consumption in Punjab.
Figure 17: graph of food waste Figure 18: Punjab map
Hyderabad FOOD WASTE: Half the garbage generated in the city every day is food wasted by hotels, restaurants, roadside eateries, hostels, homes, vegetable and fruit markets and even hospitals. In November we fed 4000 hungry people on the road. The food handed over to us depends on the daily business; some hotels give us food for 100 or 150 people. We also get calls from other hotels. We have sub chapters in Madhapur, Banjara Hills and Secunderabad.
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