{"id":44564,"date":"2022-06-18T11:43:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T06:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=44564"},"modified":"2024-12-16T18:03:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T12:33:07","slug":"scope-of-food-waste-management-business-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/scope-of-food-waste-management-business-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Scope of Food Waste Management Business in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">As per the present reports, it is estimated that 1.3 billion tonnes of food per year are wasted or discarded, causing 750 million Dollars&#8217; worth of economic and environmental loss. This wastage has also been linked to the increasing food shortages in developing or underdeveloped countries. When thrown away in the landfills, this waste food causes the release of many toxic gasses that are classified as greenhouse gases, leading to global warming and Air Pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, when\nevery type of waste is encouraged to be recycled and have a proper management\nsystem in place, including plastic waste and e-Waste, Food waste management is\nignored due to the misconception surrounding the biodegradable properties of\nfood and the fact that it decomposes itself in spite of the fact that, that\nprocess takes a lot of time and causes pollution. Therefore, it is very\nimportant to set up a proper Food Waste management system in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/scope-of-food-waste-management-business-in-india\/#Food_Waste_in_India\" >Food Waste in India<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/scope-of-food-waste-management-business-in-india\/#Food_Waste_and_Environment\" >Food Waste and Environment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/scope-of-food-waste-management-business-in-india\/#Food_Waste_Management_in_India\" >Food Waste Management in India<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/scope-of-food-waste-management-business-in-india\/#The_process_to_register_for_Food_Waste_Management_in_India\" >The process to register for Food Waste Management in\nIndia.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/scope-of-food-waste-management-business-in-india\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_Waste_in_India\"><\/span>Food Waste in India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Food wastage is\nbelieved to be a global problem. It is estimated by the Food and Agricultural\nOrganization of the United Nations (UNFAO) that one-third of the food produced\nglobally each year is either lost or wasted. This food waste is equally\ncontributed by the Developed as well as developing nations, with only developing\nand underdeveloped nations bearing the cost of wasted food. Apart from this,\nIndia has also ranked 2nd just behind China in the Global Food Waste Index\n2021, with wasted food calculated at 68.8 million tonnes valued at around\n92,000 crores with a growth rate of 8% to 10%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per a report\nin CSR Journal, India is estimated that the amount of food wasted in India is\nsimilar to the amount of food consumed in the United Kingdom. It is projected\nthat around 40 per cent of the produced food in India, due to the fragmented\nfood system and insufficient supply chain, is wasted every year despite of the\nfact that we have millions of people who sleep hungry. As per the global hunger\nindex of 2017, India ranks 100 among 119 countries, indicating the presence of restrictive\ngrowth in children below five years, the number of undernourished individuals\nand the mortality rate of children under five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major culprits\nof food wastage in India are weddings, Restaurants, supermarkets, Food\nprocessing industries and Hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_Waste_and_Environment\"><\/span>Food Waste and Environment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While affecting\nincreasing World hunger, Food Wastage also has an adverse effect on the\nenvironment, which escapes from the knowledge of many people. Food, as we know,\nis a commodity which is produced in a limited amount which, when wasted,\nresults in more scarcity of the natural resources resulting in additional\npressure to increase the production, which in return cause degradation of soil.\nApart from this, other natural resources are also wasted, which are used during\nthe production of food, food processing, transporting and storing of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, once the food is discarded and thrown in the landfills or in a dump, it produces methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that, combined with Carbon dioxide and <strong>Chlorofluorocarbons<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/gml.noaa.gov\/hats\/publictn\/elkins\/cfcs.html\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup><strong>, <\/strong>causes the earth&#8217;s surface to heat up, resulting in global warming. It is estimated that agriculture accounts for more than 20 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_Waste_Management_in_India\"><\/span>Food Waste Management in India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wasted food is\nthe wet waste, which includes food, whether cooked or uncooked, fruit and\nvegetable waste etc.; this wasted food is majorly sent for fertilizers\nproduction while the other is either thrown in the landfills or buried, causing\nland pollution. In India, there are many ways of food Waste management,\nincluding Composting, Turning food waste into animal feed, producing different\nproducts like biofuel and fertilizers and managing at source or donation of\nfood.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In India, Food\nwaste management is regulated under Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, which\nstipulates the channelizing the waste by recovery, reuse and recycling as well\nas segregation of food at the source. This act also notifies that all hotels\nand restaurants are responsible for segregating biodegradable waste and setting\nup a collection system for composting\/bio-metalation within the\nsites.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food Waste\nmanagement is also an emerging innovating industry that has a lot of potential\nto gain revenue. In 2022, the food waste management industry is expected to be\nworth $62.6 billion. According to Future Market Insights (FMI), the total\nmarket value is estimated to reach US$ 116.4 bill by 2032, with a CAGR of 6.4\nper cent for the years 2021-32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guiding\nprinciples which govern Food Waste Management are: &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The Integrated <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/solid-waste-management-authorization\" title=\"Solid Waste Management Authorization\"><strong>Solid waste management<\/strong><\/a> system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extended Producers&#8217; Responsibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decentralized Waste management system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integration of Informal Sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_process_to_register_for_Food_Waste_Management_in_India\"><\/span>The process to register for Food Waste Management in\nIndia.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To start Food\nWaste Management in India, the business owner must register with the\nState\/Centre Waste Management Rules. The process includes:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The\n     registration of the waste management business on the concerned State\n     Pollution Control Board or pollution control committee official site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After\n     registration, they have to submit Form 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This will be\n     followed by an examination by Pollution Control Board for authorization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\n     authorities have to reply for the authorization within 60 days of full\n     submission of the application with the required documents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Along with\n     this, the business owners also have to apply for a Certificate of Consent\n     from the state pollution control board under Water and Air Act. The\n     Certificate of Consent is obtained in two parts Consent to establish\n     (Under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air\n     (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, manufacturers are\n     required to acquire the Consent to Establish before the establishment of\n     the Industry) and Consent to operate (Consent to operate is issued by the\n     State Pollution Control Board once the Industry is established and is\n     ready to operate after acquiring Consent to establish).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\n     producers or recyclers have to comply with environmental standards as per\n     Schedule I and Schedule II of the Solid Waste Management Act.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documents required with the application for Food Waste\nManagement Business<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The appropriate\nand authorized documents are required to be submitted with the application for\nFood Waste management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Proof of ownership of site or rent\/lease agreement;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Factory license\/trade license;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electricity bill;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Details of the machinery installed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authorized Signatory Aadhar Card;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PAN Card of the Authorized Signatory;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/gst-registration\" title=\"GST Registration Certificate\">GST Certificate<\/a><\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Layout plan;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Process flow chart;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Validity and renewal of Food Waste Management\nauthorization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The authorization\nwill be valid at first for two years and then for five years each time it is\nrenewed. Before 60 days have passed since the expiration date, an application\nfor renewal can be submitted in Form 4, and the state PCB or the pollution\ncontrol committee can renew after reviewing each case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Food shortages\nacross the world have resulted in the death of approximately 3.1 million\nchildren of age less than five. This food shortage can be blamed majorly on the\nwastage of food and poor food waste management. In India, where food wastage is\none of the biggest problems, there is a lot of scope for a food waste\nmanagement business which has already proven very successful in the US market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As per the present reports, it is estimated that 1.3 billion tonnes of food per year are wasted or discarded, causing 750 million Dollars&#8217; worth of economic and environmental loss. This wastage has also been linked to the increasing food shortages in developing or underdeveloped countries. 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She has keen interest in legal research and content writing, having prior experience of publishing numerous research papers in international journals on Environmental Laws and Corporate Laws.","postViews":7088,"readingTime":5,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44564"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67889,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44564\/revisions\/67889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}