據可靠數據,中國餐飲業一年浪費的食物相當于兩億多人一年的口糧。面對嚴重的食物浪費,北京一家民間公益組織利用微博發起了一項反對浪費的行動——“光盤”行動(“clean your plate”campaign)。“光盤”行動提倡節約,反對浪費,呼吁人們把宴會后沒吃完的剩菜帶回家,在社會上得到了廣泛響應。人們紛紛行動起來,就連餐館也推出了小份菜(smaller dish)、半份菜(half-portioned dish)和拼盤菜(assorted dish)來反對食物浪費。
Reliable data indicate that food wasted in catering business of China is equivalent to the amount consumed by more than 200 million people during one year. Faced with the serious problem of food waste, a non-profit folk organization in Beijing launched an anti-waste activity dubbed “clean your plate” campaign through microblog. This campaign calls for people to take leftovers home after a banquet so as to advocate thrift and fight against waste, which has received an extensive response from the public. Many people take actions immediately. Even restaurants have begun to fight against wasting food by offering smaller dishes, half-portioned dishes and assorted dishes.