The reason why Sanya issued the "Sanya City Food Waste Management Regulations" is to prevent the random disposal of food waste from polluting the environment. Food waste management regulations in Sanya City, Hainan Province will come into effect from October 1. Violators of these regulations may be fined up to 1 million yuan.
The "Regulations" require that food waste generators should use special collection containers for food waste that meet standards; install oil-water separation facilities in accordance with relevant regulations; keep collection containers and facilities intact, closed, and clean; Classify and deliver food waste at the agreed or designated receiving point on time; hand over food waste to a food waste collection and transportation service enterprise that has obtained a service license for collection and transportation.
The "Regulations" point out that during the process of generating, collecting, transporting, and disposing of food waste, it is prohibited to collect, transport, and dispose of food waste without obtaining a service license; it is prohibited to dump, scatter, or pile up food waste at will; It is prohibited to discard or scatter food waste along the transportation process; it is prohibited for livestock and poultry farms and breeding communities to use food waste that has not been harmlessly treated to feed livestock and poultry; it is prohibited to use food waste and its processed products for food production processing, and put forward clear requirements and penalties for generators, collection, transportation and disposal service companies and individuals of food waste.
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Main categories of food waste
Food waste, also called kitchen waste, refers to residents’ daily life and food processing, catering services, Garbage generated during unit catering and other activities includes discarded vegetable leaves, leftovers, leftover rice, peels, eggshells, tea residues, bones, etc. The main sources are household kitchens, restaurants, restaurants, canteens, markets and others. Industries related to food processing.
Food waste contains extremely high moisture and organic matter, which makes it easy to decay and produce stench. After proper treatment and processing, it can be converted into new resources. The high organic content allows it to be used as fertilizer and feed after strict treatment. It can also produce biogas for fuel or power generation. The oil part can be used to prepare biofuels.
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