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COMCEC
Reducing Food Waste
In the OIC Member Countries
places surveyed in Benin open Senegal (71% ). 29% open 6 days of the week and none of them
reported to open less than 6 days. Among the surveyed 100 business places, 92% is everyday
opened. 8% is on 6 days opened. Vast m ajority of the food business places surveyed in
Uzbekistan open every day (80% ). 10% open 6 days of the week and 5% open either 5 days or
4 days.
Food waste in business places
Table 90: About the ownership of a separate food waste collection system
Having own
system
Afghanistan Benin Cameroon Saudi
Arabia Senegal
Turkey Uzbekistan
No
95%
39% 39%
4%
5% 83% 45%
Yes
5%
61% 61% 96% 95% 17% 55%
Planning to
have
Afghanistan Benin Cameroon Saudi
Arabia Senegal
Turkey Uzbekistan
No
84%
30% 30%
0%
0% 80% 22%
Yes
15%
70% 70% 100% 100% 20% 78%
W hen the Afghanistan business places were asked abou t whether they have their ow n separate
food waste collection system or not, alm ost all of them answered tha t they do n o t (95% ). Among
those who still d id n 't have their ow n separate food waste collection system, m ost of them were
n o t p lan n ing to have one (84% ). Only 15% were p lann ing p lan it.
W hen the Beninese business places were asked abou t whether they have their ow n separate
food waste collection system or not, 39% stated tha t they do no t whereas 61% reported to have
one.
In Cameroon, when the business places were asked abou t whether they have their own separate
food waste collection system or not, 39% stated tha t they do no t whereas 61% reported to have
one. For those tha t don 't have any collection system, w hen asked if they p lanned to get one, a
clear majority responded
yes.
W hen the Saudi business places were asked abou t whether they have their own separate food
waste collection system or not, only 4% stated th a t they do not. A lm ost all the business places
(96% ) surveyed have their own system. For those tha t don 't have any collection system, when
asked if they p lanned to get one, all o f them (100% ) answered positively.
In Senegal, when the business places were asked abou t whether they have their own separate
food waste collection system or not, alm ost all of them answered
yes
while 5% answered
no.
All
the respondents tha t d id n 't have their own separate food waste collection system stated tha t
they were p lann ing to have one.
W hen the Turkish business places were asked abou t whether they have their ow n separate food
waste collection system or not, 83% stated tha t they do not. Only 17% of 100 business places
have their ow n system. Am ong the business places which do no t have their own food waste
collection system, only 20% stated tha t they plan to have one, whereas 80% do not.
In Uzbekistan, when the business places were asked abou t whether they have their own
separate food waste collection system or not, 55% of them answered m o st all of them answered
yes
while 45% answered
no.
Am ong those who still do n 't have their own separate food waste
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