Food waste

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011477",
  "term": "Food waste",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Food Waste",
  "definition": "1. Uneaten food and food preparation wastes from residences and commercial establishments such as grocery stores, restaurants, and produce stands, institutional cafeterias and kitchens, and industrial sources like employee lunchrooms.\n\n2. Organic residues generated by the handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking, and serving of foods, commonly called garbage.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Env; Terms of Environment; Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable Glossary",
    "40 CFR 243.101 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 246.101 (CFR (2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/food-waste/"
}