Assessment 3 Innovation Project (Project –Part-B) (food waste)

they want 2 journals about 1100 words

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Apply the design-thinking framework

(Empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test (EDIPT) to create a solution for the focus problem).

Please remember that design thinking is a mindset and approach to learning, collaboration, and problem solving. In practice, the design process is a structured framework for identifying challenges, gathering information, generating potential solutions, refining ideas, and testing solutions. You are required to iterate the process to reach a successful solution

Refer to Assessment to for backgrounds and ideas for our solutions

Body

· Use the lenses of difference to explain the (social / psycho / spiritual) aspects of the problem.

· Explain your prototype solution and provide a schematic diagram for it. Your diagram should demonstrate how the solution really works. Describe the innovative aspects of your solution.

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Assessment3

Innovation Project

(Project –Part-B)

Maryam – 2 Journals (1,100 words)

Harvard Reference all your Journals

Apply the design-thinking framework

(Empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test (EDIPT) to create a solution for the focus problem).

Refer to Assessment to for backgrounds and ideas for our solutions

Body

· Use the lenses of difference to explain the (social / psycho / spiritual) aspects of the problem.

· Explain your prototype solution and provide a schematic diagram for it. Your diagram should demonstrate how the solution really works. Describe the innovative aspects of your solution.

Assessment Rubric

This assessment covers SLO2, SLO3 and SLO4

Task

Description

Mark

Use the lenses of difference to explain the (social / psycho / spiritual) aspects of the problem.

Explain your prototype solution and provide a schematic diagram for it. Your diagram should demonstrate how the solution really works.

Provide evidence of testing your proposal. What concrete results you achieved in solving the problem that have wide spread impact on the society?

Social Innovation

Food Waste

Assessment 2

The problem of food waste is an old one, and still ongoing to this day. What makes the problem of food waste such a problem isn’t that if we didn’t waste food we could end global hunger but the fact that we are wasting so many other world resources as well. In the USA alone 50% of land is used for food production, 80% of freshwater and 40% of energy resources. If the USA alone were to reduce food waste by 15% it could feed 25 million people every year. Especially in Arab countries large amounts of food ends up mostly not consumed and thrown away. This largely effects the shortage of food and famine around the world; The large demand for imported foods such as rice (most consumed), beef, fruits and spices that are brought in from Australia, China, Egypt and India, comparing that to the consumption rate it would be logical to assume that the food shortage around the world is a direct result of food waste. This in turn effects the economy, import\export process depending on the high demands of wasted good, therefore stock plummeting and increased pressure on the suppliers. In the United States alone 1/3 of food produced for human consumptions get wasted or tossed (approximately 1.3 billion tones of food). Food waste per capita by consumers in

rth America and Europe comes to about 95 to 115 KG per year, where sub-Saharan Africa and South eastern- Asia only waste about 6 to 11kg per year

5 Why’s of Food Waste

1. Why is food waste impacting the environment?

When food is wasted, it also means that the resources that are used to grow the food such as the water and land are being abused and overused for something that will in the end be wasted. When cooked food and raw food are tossed and wasted it suggests that companies and consumers are spending to buy more then is needed and then in the end it ends up in the waste.

2. Why should we care about food waste?

Healthy food that is as of now wasted could help feed families out of luck. So, the below factors will show you the values:

· Reducing food waste can save people from hungry or reduce the spending of money

· Resources can be conserved for more productive uses

· Greenhouse gases generated from food rotting in landfills can be reduced to assist mitigate global climate change.

3. Why food waste is a market opportunity for companies?

Fighting garbage has presented as a serious market opportunity for companies, with underlying financial benefits for all sectors of society, whether consumers, businesses, or governments. Preventative solutions like packaging modifications that reach period, as an example, have a diversion potential of 208 thousand plenty of food and a quantity of $3,443 per ton saved, nearly three quarters of a billion dollars, consistent with RED, an entrepreneurial nonprofit working with decision-makers from across the food system to scale back U.S. food waste.

4. Why does overbuying often happen in restaurants?

Overbuying is frequently a consequence of insufficient anticipating of buyer interest and the enormous amounts of food that cafés regularly need to buy at one time. Which prompts food squandering when food is put away deficiently or is not used in a convenient way, deterioration can render unfit for utilization.

5. Why do most people not recycle food instead of tossing it?

The majority of people don’t have the knowledge or understanding on what do with food that they want to toss. Composting is something new to most people and others do not know what else to do with it.

5 W’s

Where does food go when you do not like it or what happens to the wrong orders? Half-eaten plates? Aging ingredients?

It goes within the trash. This protocol is upheld within the interest of consumer health.

What happens to the food waste? What food gets tossed the most often?

Food waste is taken to an anaerobic assimilation plant, where new apparatus parts and eliminates the things or liners. Methane gas from the tanks is employed to come up with electricity, which is fed into the national grid to power homes. Liquid left at the top of the method is employed as fertilizer for farms.

Fruits and vegetables are the most often thrown out food.

Why recycle food waste?

It is good for the environment, creates useful energy and fertilizer further as saving us all money.

When does food waste happen?

Everyday food is wasted, cooked and raw foods alike are tossed daily all over the world.

Who is responsible for wasting food?

People are over the world are responsible for food waste, we are responsible for food waste, our friends, our family’s, our neighbors and the strangers that we do not know. The reason that people waste food is mainly because they don’t know any better and also because there are no resources for people to use to donate food and composite especially in most Arab nations.

Food Waste

Why recycle food:

· Favorable to the environment

· Saves energy

· Attain natural fertilizers and hence saves money

Foods that get tossed the most:

· Fruits

· Veggies

· Tubes.

Where does the food go?

· Half-eaten, wrong orders and ageing ingredients-

· garbage or allotted debris

· The rot and wasted food-

· broken down by bacteria to produce methane

· Fertilizers for farms

Care for food wastage-

· Could help feed families

· Save money

· Conservation of resources

· Reduce the production of greenhouse gases generated from food rotting.

Impact to the environment

· Exploitation or resources like land and water

· Production of a harmful greenhouse gas called methane

Causes

· Overbuying

· Overproduction

· Decay.

Food wastes whether cooked food or raw food is definitely a problem that needs to be treated as a priority. It’s “wicked” because even with the food that is produced in the world we still have hunger and famine, waste (garbage) are overloaded and plummeting in food stocks because of the great gap between the demand and consumption of the produce. The modern world now has given the world the privilege of science on its side; we can cover the shortages with our current scientific resources such as the creation of meat “Beyond Meat”, that was meat created in a lab and not by actual livestock. As an Arab nation we need to get started on increasing the farming lands capacity as well as take part in the scientific revolution of food. Since our resources are limited, and weather is hot, and dry the effects of the soil’s productivity, and our resources are quite limited. Kuwait’s main natural resource is seafood (Arabian peninsula is surrounded by large waters) and some agricultural farms, which are the most important resource. The world is full of natural resources as well as well designed resources that have been developed over time. The problem is that more food is grown then is actually used in certain parts of the world, while other places in world do not have enough resources of food and are going hungry most of the time due to the lack of recourses. The problem of food waste is a major problem and in order for it to be solved so many thing would need to happen. Technology, food policies, and consumer behavior would need to change drastically in order for food waste to be solved on a moderate level.

In the past there have been a variety of innovated solutions that have tried to attempt to solve some of the issues that we have had when it comes to food waste. Some of those attempted solutions are the Blueapple, which is a designed device that absorbs the ethylene gas that occurs from the use of the fridge. This device allows that fruits and vegetables last longer in your fridge in order not to waste your produce. Another innovative solution was called Olio, an app that allows you to share what you have in your fridge with others around you for them to buy from you want you know longer need before it goes bad and is wasted. The third innovative solution is called Winnow, which was introduced in London and it focus on educating restaurant owners what how much food they waste and even if they are not interested they are still participating because of the financial benefit that Winnow has to offer. Although these solutions are making a small impact in some places they are not making a big enough impact because people are unaware of them. They do not exist in most places in the world and if they did then they are not marketed enough for the general public to be aware of it all. This solutions did not work simply because they aren’t worldwide and because they do not have the ability to market themselves the way that they should.

The problem with food waste is not only the food itself but also everything else that comes it. The over use of land and water to grow and produce this food, the over use of packaging that food and the landfills that are filled with food that could been used in different ways instead they are take up room and causing the emission of greenhouses gases into the atmosphere. If this problem is not solved people, and business will continue to waste food, which could be avoided. Hotels waste food, households waste food, restaurants waste food, grocery stores waste food and the growers themselves waste food. Our landfills are being filled with food that when tossed are actually edible by human consumption, but people and institutions don’t seem to care enough, but that is not from there own reasoning it is because they do not have other options available to them. If there were programs that collected food from places and household and donated to them they would benefit the community, but the problem states with the growers (they grow more then we need) and the buys because they buy more then they need. This problem will continue to grow and grow and grow affecting the world, its landfills, the air we breath (due to the greenhouse gas emissions) and the water that we need to survive because water is used to grow and feed the food we need and if 1/3 of that food is tossed and wasted then so is the water that was used in the first place to grow that food.

Reference

Abiad, M.G. and Meho, L.I., 2018. Food loss and food waste research in the Arab world: A systematic review. Food security, 10(2), pp.311-322.

Aschemann-Witzel, J., de Hooge, I., Amani, P., Bech-Larsen, T. and Oostindjer, M., 2015. Consumer-Related Food Waste: Causes and Potential for Action. Sustainability, 7(6), pp.6457-6477.

Quested, T., Marsh, E., Stunell, D. and Parry, A., 2013. Spaghetti soup: The complex world of food waste behaviours. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 79, pp.43-51.

Raak, N., Symmank, C., Zahn, S., Aschemann-Witzel, J. and Rohm, H., 2017. Processing- and product-related causes for food waste and implications for the food supply chain. Waste Management, 61, pp.461-472.

Usda.gov. 2020. Why Should We Care About Food Waste?

Yasushi Umeda., Keijiro Masui. and Shinichi Fukushige., 2012. Design For Innovative Value Towards A Sustainable Society. Springer Netherlands.

Zenbird. 2020. Japan’S Food Waste Problems and Solutions | Sustainability From Japan – Zenbird. [online]

Appendix:

Survey Questions & Answers:

Co-ops and Supermarkets

1. How long do you keep your produce (Fruits & Vegetables), Meat, Poultry, and grains (bread, nuts, legumes)?

Grand Hypermarket: Fruits and vegetables for 2-3 days, Meat and poultry for 4-6 days, dairy products regarding their expiry.

Nesto Supermarket: Fruits and vegetables for 3 days, Meat and poultry for 1-week, dairy products regarding their expiry.

On-Coast Supermarket: Fruits and vegetables for 2-3 days, Meat and poultry for 5 days, dairy products regarding their expiry.

2. How do you discard these items?

Grand Hypermarket: In baladiya drum.

Nesto Supermarket: In baladiya drum.

On-Coast Supermarket: Garbage bags.

3. How are they stored?

Grand Hypermarket: Warehouses.

Nesto Supermarket: Meats and poultry in freezer and refrigerator, Fruits and vegetables will be kept in the refrigerator, they will remove it from the refrigerator when they present it.

On-Coast Supermarket: Same as above

4. What makes you discard these items?

Grand Hypermarket: Mainly based on expiry dates.

Nesto Supermarket: When there are defects or not consumable on products

On-Coast Supermarket: Same as above

5. Do you have a policy on how long you keep each group of items?

Grand Hypermarket: Yes, they do have a policy even if the food products are not defected by appearance.

Nesto Supermarket: Mainly based on their appearance

On-Coast Supermarket: Yes, they do have a policy

6. On average how much of that discarded food is edible?

Grand Hypermarket: Most of food products are edible however due to the company’s policy, it is to be followed even if the consumables do look good for presentation it has to be discarded.

Nesto Supermarket: Same as above

On-Coast Supermarket: Same as above

Hotel # 1 Questions

1. Do you donate any left over cooked food?

2. How much left over cooked food is put in the trash?

From 2 to 5 full trash bags, its different each day.

Hotel # 2 Questions

1. Do you donate any left over cooked food?
No

2. How much left over cooked food is put in the trash?

Around a 4 kilos a day

Restaurant # 1

1. How long do you keep your produce (Fruits & Vegetables), Meat, Poultry, and grains (bread, nuts, legumes)?

a. Fruits and Vegetables until they go bad and are no longer use able

b. Meat and Poultry until it expires

c. Others till no longer useable

2. How do you discard these items?

a. Weekly

3. How are they stored?

a. Fridge

b. Freezer

c. Pantry

4. What makes you discard these items?

a. No

longer useable

5. Do you have a policy on how long you keep each group of items?
a. No
6. On average how much of that discarded food is edible?

a. At least 2 Kg daily

Restaurant # 2

1. How long do you keep your produce (Fruits & Vegetables), Meat, Poultry, and grains (bread, nuts, legumes)?

a. Fruits and Vegetables 3 days

b. Meat and Poultry until it expires

c. Others till no longer useable

2. How do you discard these items?

a. Every 3 days on average

3. How are they stored?
a. Fridge
b. Freezer
c. Pantry
4. What makes you discard these items?

longer useable or gone bad

5. Do you have a policy on how long you keep each group of items?
a. No
6. On average how much of that discarded food is edible?

a. At least 2 to 3 Kg daily

Family # 1

1. How long do you keep your produce (Fruits & Vegetables), Meat, Poultry, and grains bread, nuts, and legumes)?

I keep them for a week

2. How do you discard these items?

I throw these items in the garbage

3. How are they stored?

Store everything in a fridge

4. What makes you discard these items?

If it is either spoiled or going to expire

5. Do you have a policy on how long you keep each group of items?

Yea until I feel like they are going to get spoiled

6. On average how much of that discarded food is edible?

Not much I make sure I finish everything before expiry

Family # 2

1. How long do you keep your produce (Fruits & Vegetables), Meat, Poultry, and grains (bread, nuts, legumes)?

Meat/poultry 2 weeks because we are freezing it

Vegetable

1 week

Grains 1 year

2. How do you discard these items?

Dustbin

3. How are they stored?

Refrigerator for vegetables and freezers for poultry and meat

4. What makes you discard these items?

After the given time for these products, it will go rancid and bad.

5. Do you have a policy on how long you keep each group of items?
No
6. On average how much of that discarded food is edible?

None

Family # 3

1. How long do you keep your produce (Fruits & Vegetables), Meat, Poultry, and grains (bread, nuts, legumes)?

Meat poultry and grains around a week or two (till they are edible)

2. How do you discard these items?

Meat poultry and grains – give it to street or stray animals or throw them in the trash

3. How are they stored?

Meat poultry in the freezer and grains in a cool storage place

4. What makes you discard these items?

5. Discard them when they are spoiled

6. Do you have a policy on how long you keep each group of items?

Not really

7. On average how much of that discarded food is edible?

Approximately 10%.

Family # 4

1. How long do you keep your produce (Fruits & Vegetables), Meat, Poultry and grains (bread, nuts, legumes)?

1 week
2. How do you discard these items?

If expired, we throw them in the trash

3. How are they stored?

Fruits, veggies and meats are in the fridge, bread is in the bag on the kitchen counter, and nuts and seeds are in jars.

4. What makes you discard these items?

Expiration date

5. Do you have a policy on how long you keep each group of items

No
6. On average how much of that discarded food is edible?
None

Family # 5

1. How long do you keep your produce (Fruits & Vegetables), Meat, Poultry and grains (bread, nuts, legumes)?

2 weeks – month, depending on the product

2. How do you discard these items?

Give them away to donations, or stray animals if the product is still edible, otherwise we throw it away.

3. How are they stored?

Fridge, pantry or freezer.

4. What makes you discard these items?
Expiration date
5. Do you have a policy on how long you keep each group of items?

If the product doesn’t have expiry date, we throw it away within a week, if its has a long shelf life like nuts, coffee, herbs and spices, we keep them until it goes bad (smell, taste, color)

6. On average how much of that discarded food is edible?

A few plates worth of food are discarded.

Family # 6:

1. How long do you keep your produce (Fruits & Vegetables), Meat, Poultry and grains (bread, nuts, legumes)?

Fruits and veggies: 3 days. Meat and poultry: 2 to 3 days. Grains: Month.

2. How do you discard these items?

Throw in the trash if there are leftovers.

3. How are they stored?

Refrigerator, freezer and pantry.

4. What makes you discard these items?

When they expire or start to smell bad

5. Do you have a policy on how long you keep each group of item?