Policies helped South Korea's capital decrease food waste

Author: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

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Published: 19th March 2017

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About one-third of all the food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, according to the United Nations. But several years ago, South Korea instituted a law that requires residents to separate food waste from other garbage and imposes fines on anyone who does not recycle. The NewsHour Weekend's Mori Rothman reports.