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Tuesday May 22nd 2012

7-11 and Ito Yokado Recycle, Japan

Ever wondered what happens to the conbini food that doesnt get sold by the use by date?

It is estimated tht Japan manages to throw out about 20 million tonnes of food waste a year! Think of all those leftover sandwiches and rice balls!!

Looks lovely!
Looks lovely!

In 2007, 7-11 stores agreed to implement a compost system to recycle food waste from around 14 percent of its stores. Collaboration with Agri Gaia, a food waste recycling company means that the compost is turned into animal feed. 7-11 and Ito Yokado have even started selling watermelons and spinach grown out of the compost made from the group’s waste food products.

Recycle
Recycle

Are you doing ‘your bit’ for recycling the environment?

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