COMCEC
Reducing Food Waste
In the OIC Member Countries
In Afghanistan, all the hospitality places dispose their solid food waste to the nearest bin. In
Benin, a clear m ajority (89% ) of the hospitality places dispose their solid food waste to the
nearest bin. All those who do n 't dispose them like this give it to animals (11% ). In Cameroon,
71 % of the hospitality places dispose their solid food waste to the nearest bin. Most of the others
give it to animals (8% ) or dispose it in another way (10% ). In Saudi Arabia, 79% of the
hospitality places dispose their solid food waste to the nearest bin. Most of the others (17% )
dispose of these food waste in special food waste collectors. In Senegal, one-third of the surveyed
hospitality places dispose their solid food waste by giving it to animals. 29% give it to poor
people, 23,1% donate to charities and 14,29% dispose it to special food waste collector. 61% of
the interviewed business places reported tha t they give the solid food waste tha t they produce
to the animals, whereas 28% throws them to the nearest bin. In Uzbekistan, m ost the hospitality
places dispose their solid food waste by giving it to animals and 15% dispose it to the nearest
b in or to special food waste collector.
Table 93: Ways to dispose liquid food waste
Ways Afghanistan Benin Cameroon SaudiArabia Senegal Turkey Uzbekistan
Dispose them
to washbasin
85% 47% 15% 10% 5% 88% 0%
Dispose them
outside
(garden. river.
lake. etc.)
15% 47% 25% 1% 0% 0% 0%
Take them to
collection sites
0% 0% 7% 85% 33% 3% 74%
Dispose them
in the toilets
0% 5% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Give it to
charities
0% 0% 8% 0% 43% 0% 0%
Give it to poor
people
0% 0% 5% 0% 19% 1% 5%
Other 0% 0% 6% 4% 0% 8% 21%
The clear m ajority of the A fghanistan hospitality places tha t answered to the survey reported to
dispose their liqu id food waste to the washbasin. All the other dispose them outside.
47% of the Beninese hospitality places th a t answered to the survey reported to dispose their
liqu id food waste or to the washbasin or outside. The rem a in ing 5% dispose them in the toilets.
34% of the Cameroonian hospitality places tha t answered to the survey reported to dispose
their liqu id food waste in the toilets. 25% dispose them outside and 15% dispose them to
washbasin. These are the m ost frequently chosen responses.
The clear m ajority o f the Saudi business entities (88% ) take their liqu id food waste to collection
sites. Many the others (10% ) dispose them to washbasin. It should be noted tha t 4% of the
respondents choose the answer "other".
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