Here’s an alternate take on the 3% wasted food charge discussed here Monday. By the way, that story really has legs…
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Amen–a Secretary of Food. Here’s an online petition to support a reformer for Secretary of Agriculture Food.
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Check out this topical interview with some dude who can’t seem to speak in sound bytes.
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Hayashi Ya Japanese Restaurant is just your regular NYC all-you-can-eat joint (if you consider a $26.95 per person price regular). Except for one little wrinkle captured on their sidewalk sign:
We will charge 3% for wasted and unfinished food.
New York’s WCBS had this report on the policy that discourages customers from taking more food than they’ll [...]

Hefty plate waste after eating out isn’t just an American specialty. Thanks to its abundance of restaurants and hotels, wasted food comprises one third of Hong Kong’s landfill space. (The US average is about 12 percent.)
To reduce their food waste, local eateries have implemented an interesting idea–fining buffet diners for uneaten food. Voice of America [...]