Thai company, Yindii, has developed an app where restaurants and other food services can sell their leftover food at a discount.The company is looking to expand in other countries, after success in Bangkok and Hong Kong.Food waste management is crucial — the issue currently contributes 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions at a time when 783 million people around the world face chronic hunger.
Vendors sell leftover food that would otherwise be wasted at a heavy discount, and customers can order a "mystery box"."Food retailers are able to reduce their wastage, people get access to high quality food at a discount … and then collectively, together, you're actually reducing carbon emissions," she said.
"The data is really clear on this point, that here is a problem right around the world and one that we could all tackle tomorrow to save ourselves money and reduce environmental impact," he said. A new government policy being introduced in Hong Kong is also forcing people to be more open-minded and conscious about the issue.