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Why is food waste "absent" in the pursuit of high quality urban development?

2025-11-12

The release of the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting High-Quality Urban Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions") has attracted widespread attention from all sectors of society. These Opinions are regarded as a "roadmap" for the future high-quality development of Chinese cities, outlining a grand blueprint for urban development, and their content is considered a key investment direction and trend indicator.

The Opinions focus heavily on environmental protection, including practicing green and low-carbon lifestyles and strengthening urban ecological environment governance. This covers multiple aspects such as the coordinated treatment of wastewater, waste heat, and solid waste; urban ecological restoration; urban noise pollution control; restaurant fume control; control of new pollutants such as antibiotics and microplastics; resource utilization of construction waste; and treatment of urban black and odorous water bodies.

This raises a thought-provoking question: in a top-level design emphasizing "high-quality urban development," why is such a massive and complex issue as food waste being "overlooked"?

The "silence" of the Opinions on food waste is surprising because it contrasts sharply with the importance, complexity, and urgency of the food waste problem itself. From any perspective, food waste is an indispensable part of high-quality urban development.

First, kitchen waste accounts for a significant portion of household waste.

Kitchen waste is the most abundant component of urban household waste. In my country, it typically accounts for 50%-60% of urban household waste. This means that more than half of the massive amount of waste generated daily comes from organic waste produced in household kitchens and the catering industry. This sheer volume underscores its crucial role in the waste management system.

Second, kitchen waste is a major challenge in household waste management.

Not only is its volume large, but its characteristics also make it one of the most difficult types of waste to handle. Its high moisture content (typically 70%-90%) and tendency to decompose and ferment easily lead to foul odors, leachate buildup, and fly and mosquito breeding during storage and collection. This is a major cause of secondary pollution in communities and surrounding areas, including waste transfer stations, and this problem remains largely unresolved. The distinctive odor emanating from kitchen waste collection vehicles speeding along the roads can sometimes linger for hundreds of meters. It can be said that food waste is the toughest nut to crack among all categories of household waste.

Third, solving food waste is solving the overall household waste problem.

It is a widely accepted consensus within the industry that solving food waste essentially solves the household waste problem. Whether through technological or management means, how to conveniently and efficiently treat, dispose of, and even recycle food waste at an acceptable social cost is a crucial issue facing the industry.

In short, food waste is both a pain point and a relatively weak link in urban environmental governance, and it should be a key area of focus and investment.

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Why is food waste "absent" in the pursuit of high quality urban development?