China aims to utilize food waste to reduce dependence on imported animal feed.

Published Dec 19, 2025

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Currently, around one-third of the food produced globally is lost or wasted. The United States and China are the largest contributors to food waste, accounting for 40% and 27% of total food production, respectively. In China alone, approximately 348 million tons of food are lost or wasted each year. In the United States, about 14.7 million tons of food suitable for animal feed are sent to landfills annually.

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Source: ocj.com Image: ocj.com Japan is a pioneer in this issue, having enacted policies since 2009 to safely recycle food waste into animal feed; China then began to follow suit. Both countries aim to strengthen supply autonomy, reduce grain imports, and cut environmental pollution caused by food waste. With appropriate processing procedures, food waste can be converted into safe, nutrient-rich animal feed, benefiting food security, reducing landfill pressure, and protecting the climate. Japan turns food waste into Ecofeed Japan is highly dependent on imports, with approximately two-thirds of its food and three-quarters of its animal feed sourced from abroad. To reduce this dependency, Japan has set a national goal of cutting imported animal feed usage by 2030. The results have been quite positive: currently, 80% of food waste from production and 57% of waste from the wholesale stage are reused as animal feed. Ecofeed, a trademarked product in Japan, is produced under a ...

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