Food Waste Disposal in India

Food Waste Sources

Restaurants Marriage Halls Factories Hospitals Temples, Mosques and Churches Residential Schools and Institutions

Typical Foodwaste Disposal Methods

Feeding Servants and Staff Charity Recycling – Waste to Energy Plants, Fertilizers Dumping in Garbage Disposal Areas and Bins Cutting and Grinding, Flushing Down into Sewage System

Sites Visited and Efforts undertaken by our students to minimize Foodwastage Harshavardhini visited Hope Foundations and a donor who donates many needy items to the foundation, one Mr. Balaji in Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu. Ph: +91-44-66245070 Bhumija visited Udavum Karangal, another wellknown charitable organization that collects food items and clothing and distributes them to its inmates, mostly orphaned children and a donor Mr.AbinashPh: +91-44-24343668 U. Sangeetha of Class IX A visited Vallalar Gurukulam Orphanage based at Chennai Ph: +91-44-66077481 Rajshri Banthia and M.Reshma of Class IX-A visited St.Anthony’s Church in Pallavaram and an old age home located in its premises namely Vishranthi

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Students response to questionairre

Majority students opined that food would not be wasted by them under any

circumstances. They opined that if there is excess it should be redistributed.

Total no. of questionairre distributed: 25 class : IX Standard

Collaboration in UN Exhibition

Students utilised the web sites shared for the UN exhibits

Prepared charts and models based on marketing of agricultural co-operatives products

They also used the information shared in financial aspects of the co-operatives

Co-operative Marketing

Co-operatives-Micro finance and credit