Comments on: British Supermarket to Power Itself Solely With Food Waste https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/10/british-supermarket-to-power-itself-solely-with-food-waste Safeguarding Humanity Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Rod Averbuch https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/10/british-supermarket-to-power-itself-solely-with-food-waste#comment-222669 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:13:31 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=12478#comment-222669 “Food waste” to-energy processing should be our last resort considering the very low return on energy, material, and water that were invested in the food. There is no single cure, or silver bullet for food waste reduction therefore, we should address the food waste problem in every link in our food supply chain. For example, the excess inventory of fresh perishables close to their expiration on supermarket shelves, combined with the consumer “Last In First Out” shopping behavior, might be the weakest link of the fresh food supply chain.

The new open GS1 DataBar standard enables applications that encourage efficient consumer shopping by offering him automatic and dynamic purchasing incentives for fresh perishables approaching their expiration dates before they end up in a landfill.
The “End Grocery Waste” App, which is based on the open GS1 DataBar standard, encourages efficient consumer shopping behavior that maximizes grocery retailer revenue, makes fresh food affordable for all families and effectively reduces the global carbon footprint.

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