식품 회수 및 기부와 관련된 가장 시급하고 보편적인 법률 및 정책 문제를 해결하기 위해 하버드 로스쿨 식품 법률 및 정책 클리닉(FLPC)과 글로벌 푸드뱅킹 네트워크(GFN)가 협력하여 글로벌 식품 기부 정책 아틀라스를 만들었습니다. 이 혁신적인 파트너십은 2년 동안 15개국의 기부에 영향을 미치는 법률과 정책을 지도화합니다. 이 프로젝트의 목표는 식품 기부와 관련된 국내법을 식별 및 설명하고, 더 많은 식품 기부를 촉진하는 데 있어 가장 일반적인 법적 장벽을 분석하고, 이러한 장벽을 극복하기 위한 모범 사례와 권장 사항을 공유하는 것입니다.
Food loss and waste (FLW) is one of the greatest food system challenges. FLW occurs at every stage of the supply chain and generates significant social, environmental, and economic costs. An estimated one-third of food produced globally is ultimately lost or wasted along the supply chain. This amounts to approximately 1.3 billion tons of food each year that ends up in landfills. At the same time, the number of undernourished people in the world increased to 828 million in 2022—an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 2.3 billion people (29.3 percent of the global population)
were moderately or severely food insecure in 2021—350 million more compared to before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic—with 924 million people (11.7 percent of the global population) facing food insecurity at severe levels, an increase of 207 million in two years.
Thoughtful public policies can help address the troubling mismatch between rates of food waste and rates of extreme hunger. Food donation offers a solution to these parallel issues. Redirecting safe, surplus food to those who need it decreases FLW while increasing food security. However, scaling food donation requires aligned incentives or requirements that motivate individuals and companies to donate rather than discard safe, surplus food. Increasingly, countries around the world are adopting new policies that deter the disposal of organic matter into landfills, where it emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas with a concentrated global warming potential.
These policies, collectively referred to in this issue brief as “food waste deterrence laws and policies,” have varied designs, from tax penalties to bans or fees for organic waste disposal. The following text box lists and defines the primary food waste deterrence policies seen in countries around the world.
