Food banks gain popularity as nation moves to reduce food wastage

While the concept has been gaining traction across China in recent years, it was not until recently when the country started a nationwide campaign to avoid unnecessary food wastage that such banks have become better known.

Oasis alone has seen its food bank network extended to at least 11 provincial-level regions, including Beijing, Sichuan province, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Liaoning province.

Oasis said that 580 tons of food worth more than 31 million yuan ($4.5 million) had been salvaged by the end of 2019. The food, which was produced by 202 food enterprises, was distributed to 760,000 individuals at nearly 250 nonprofit organizations, communities and schools.

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