Sentences with phrase «to increase food waste»

While plate waste continues to be a challenge, the new standards did not result in increased food waste.

However, high quality diets were associated with increased food waste and were found to use up more water and pesticides.

Through this work, we've identified both key innovations and persistent barriers to increased food waste reduction and recovery.

Since the implementation of the new fruit and vegetable rule, districts around the country have been reporting greatly increased food waste as students take the required food and then toss it in the trash.

The SNA's assertions regarding increased food waste have been echoed in anecdotal reports from school districts around the country, but school food advocates are urging Congress to stay the course and keep the new system in place.

I agree that using baguettes and jasmine rice as examples of forbidden foods in the US School Lunch program was idiotic, but I don't think you can just dismiss the issue of increased food waste either.

Legislation such as that on sell - by dates and swill that has inadvertently increased food waste should be reexamined within a more inclusive competing - risks framework.

Importantly, the new standards did not result in increased food waste, contradicting anecdotal reports from food service directors, teachers, parents, and students that the regulations were causing an increase in waste due to both larger portion sizes and the requirement that students select a fruit or vegetable.

The idea is that though these measures will all cost the local authority money, the benefits from the increased food waste collection that will result from these interventions will outweigh the costs, as long as increase in uptake is enough.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that over 95 percent of districts are now meeting the standards, which sounds like a resounding success, but to bolster its own campaign to roll back reforms, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) has tended to emphasize all the obstacles districts reportedly face, from lost revenue to increased food waste.

It was very labor intensive, increased food waste, limited menu (variety), bugs in classrooms, unhappy administration and the list goes on.

If students do not accept these items, the result may be increased food waste or decreased participation in the lunch program, which were concerns in most districts GAO visited.

It's important to note, however, (as I did here), that even if SNA's legislative agenda is driven by the food industry, SNA's members» concerns, such as increased food waste and cost, may still be legitimate.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that over 95 percent of districts are now meeting the standards, which sounds like a resounding success, but to bolster its own campaign to roll back reforms, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) has tended to emphasize all the obstacles districts reportedly face, from lost revenue to increased food waste.

The study, the first to examine school food consumption both before and after the standards went into effect, contradicts criticisms that the new standards have increased food waste.

Importantly, the new standards did not result in increased food waste, contradicting anecdotal reports from food service directors, teachers, parents, and students that the regulations were causing an increase in waste due to both larger portion sizes and the requirement that students select a fruit or vegetable.

At this early stage of these reformulations it's unclear whether these changes will increase food waste.