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Clear Plate: Anti-food waste AI that rewards the diners who finish their food

  • China
  • 6 min read
  • Feb 08, 2021
  • By Wang Xiao'e

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Taking little steps to make a big difference in fighting food waste, Clear Plate engages with digital natives to spread the message 

With the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbating food security issues in many countries, China, too, has been on alert. Public organizations, businesses and citizens have stepped up efforts to stem food waste as President Xi Jinping repeatedly stressed the importance of food security throughout 2020. In August, China launched a nationwide anti-food waste initiative, “Operation Empty Plate,” which had started in 2013 as a grassroots movement.
In fact, if every person in China saves just one grain of rice, all that can feed 280,000 people for a year. This is the idea behind Clear Plate, a WeChat mini-...

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Edited by Suzanne Soh

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