Izithelo Ezimbi Nemifino Ziza Ekudleni Okuphelele

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Uma sicabanga ngezindinganiso zobuhle ezingenangqondo, ukukhiqiza cishe akuyona into yokuqala efika engqondweni. Kepha ake sibhekane nakho: Sonke sahlulela umkhiqizo wethu ngokususelwa ekubukekeni. Kungani ucosha i-apula elingasakhiwe kahle uma ungathola eliyindilinga ngokuphelele, akunjalo?

Ngokusobala, nansi indlela abathengisi abacabanga ngayo: Amaphesenti angu-20 ezithelo nemifino etshalwa emapulazini e-U.S. unyaka ngamunye awahambisani nezindinganiso eziqinile zezimonyo zezitolo zegrosa. Ukucaca, lezi zithelo 'ezingaphelele' nezimonyo-cabanga: isanqante esisheshayo noma utamatisi omise okwe-oddly unambitha okufanayo ngaphakathi (ngaphezulu kwalokhu: Izithelo Nemifino Egcwele Umsoco 8) okwamanje, ziyaphela up in landfills, okufaka isandla enkingeni enkulu yokudla imfucuza. Kusetshenziswa ukudla okungamakhilogremu alinganiselwa ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-133 unyaka nonyaka, ngokusho koMnyango Wezolimo wase-U.S. Kanye ne-Environmental Protection Agency.

Kepha manje, konke lokho kudla okumnandi kodwa okuncane kakhulu, okuphekwe kakhulu, noma okunye okubukeka njenge-wonky kunesikhathi saso ekukhanyeni. I-Whole Foods imemezele iphrojekthi yokushayela nge-Imperfect Produce-a-California-based start-up eveza lo 'mkhiqizo ophikiswe ngobuciko' kusuka emapulazini futhi iletha kumakhasimende ngamanani entengo-ukuvivinya ukuthengiswa komkhiqizo ongaphansi kokulungele ngesandla wezitolo eNyakatho California kusukela ngenyanga ezayo. Ngokusho kweNPR, lesi sinqumo sidalwe yisicelo soTshintsho.org esivela kuEndFoodWaste.org esacindezele i-Whole Foods ukuba iye ku- #GiveUglyATry.

I-Imperfect Produce isebenzela ukunciphisa inkinga yokulahlwa kokudla e-U.S. kuyilapho ingenisa imali eyengeziwe kubalimi futhi yenza umkhiqizo obungeke wenqatshwe ngenxa yezizathu zobuhle ezitholakala emindenini ngentengo ethengekayo. (Uma ukhuluma ngodoti, bheka ama-Hacks ayi-8 Wokwenza Ukudla Okunempilo Kuhlale Isikhathi Eside.)

Ngenkathi i-Whole Foods ithi sebevele basebenzise umkhiqizo 'omubi' ekudleni abakulungisile, amajusi, nama-smoothies, lokhu kuseyisinyathelo esikhulu sohlu lwezinto zokudla kuzwelonke. Okuwukuphela kolunye uchungechunge lwesuphamakethe enkulu e-U.S. ukuthengisa imikhiqizo engaphelele i-Giant Eagle, ememezele ngesonto eledlule ukuthi izoqala ukudayisa izithelo ezimbi nemifino ngenxa yohlelo lwayo olusha lwe-Produce with Personality ezitolo zabo ezinhlanu zase-Pittsburgh.

"Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubabiza ngokuthi surplus, ngokweqile, imizuzwana, noma nje kubi, lezi izithelo nemifino engase ibhekane nokulahlwa ngoba ayibukeki iphelele," umkhulumeli weGiant Eagle uDaniel Donovan utshele i-NPR. "Kodwa ukunambitheka okubalulekile." Sisekela lokho.

Futhi mhlawumbe okubaluleke kakhulu: Siyaqiniseka ukuthi singadlula ukubukeka uma kuza nokonga okukhulu kwirejista yemali. Ngoba umkhiqizo wekhwalithi awushibhile. Nganoma iyiphi inhlanhla, lokhu kungasiza i-Whole Foods ukuthi ilahlekelwe yi-'Whole Paycheck' yayo. Kuze kube lolo suku, qiniseka ukuthi ufunda Izindlela Eziyisi-6 Zokonga Imali Ngawo (Futhi Uyeke Ukumosha!) Igrosa.

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