The United Nations Environment Programme and UN-Habitat warned, during the commemoration of the International Day of Zero Waste, that the world generates up to 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste annually. This signaled a renewed global calls to tackle rising food waste across the world. This year’s observance, jointly facilitated by the two UN agencies, focused on food waste, highlighting its far-reaching implications for climate change, food security, and economic stability. According to the UN, more than one billion tonnes of food, representing about 19 per cent of all food available...