Sandiaga Uno Addresses The Problem Of Wasted Food From The Tourism Industry At The G20 Event

Sandiaga Uno Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Photo Antara)

JAKARTA - Food wasted in the activities of the Indonesian G20 Presidency has become one of the highlights of the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno.

Sandiaga assessed that this wasted food was included in the main issue of environmental sustainability, which offered a solution for food waste management in the Indonesian tourism industry.

"As I have said before, food that is wasted in the tourism industry is mainly triggered by buffets, buffets, and so on", said Sandiaga in his statement, Tuesday, July 19.

Sandiaga added that the food waste produced can reach twice the human body weight in a year.

So if the person weighs 75 kilograms, then in a year he has the potential to produce 150 kilograms of wasted food or food waste.

"Well, this is of course our homework, because by wasting or wasting this food, many of our brothers and sisters still face hunger and poverty, but this also contributes to carbon emissions", said Minister Sandiaga.

So that before the peak of Indonesia's G20 Presidency in Bali in November 2022, Menparekraf Sandiaga initiates 5 strategies that will be applied throughout the Indonesian tourism industry.

The strategy includes changing behavior, improving food system support, utilizing inedible food, reducing carbon footprint emissions, and regulating waste management.

Even Sandiaga also plans to make the delegations of G20 participants who fly from America and Europe, take responsibility for carbon offside or replace the carbon footprint they produce by planting trees and so on.

"For example, yesterday we calculated that from New York to Bali using economy class, we had to plant about 35 trees. Now, we will translate this later how many dollars or rupiahs must be contributed to plant mangroves, trees, or restore coral reefs", concluded Sandiaga.