From 2.6% to 97%: how South Korea eliminated food waste and what NYC can learn

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BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In Yeouido, Seoul, Seunghwan Hong spends less than a minute dropping off his food scraps. He taps a card, the lid opens, and the bin logs the weight. Whatever he throws in, he pays for. South Korea’s food waste recycling rate was 2.6 percent in 1996. In 2023, it […] The post From 2.6% to 97%: how South Korea eliminated food waste and what NYC can learn first…

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