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Should the US Adopt France’s “Supermarket Law” for Food Waste?

Should the US Adopt France’s “Supermarket Law” for Food Waste?

Next month will mark 10 years since France enacted “Loi Garot”, a law to regulate food waste from supermarkets. As of 2016, 18% of the food produced in France went to waste, approximately 10 million tonnes. Originally pioneered by councilman Arash Derambarsh, this law proposed that supermarkets larger than 400 square meters be “forbidden to […]

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