Waste food is turned into animal food in 74 provinces

According to information obtained from Ministry of Internal Affairs sources, during the 5th periodic inspections for the implementation of animal protection legislation in 81 provinces by inspectors of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, studies on the use of food waste in the nutrition of animals were also examined.

Within the scope of the Zero Waste Project carried out under the leadership of Emine Erdoğan, wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, food waste collected from public institutions and mass consumption areas is used to feed stray animals.

In this context, food waste collected from dormitories affiliated with the Credit and Dormitories Institution, military units, hospitals, prisons, hotels and restaurants through governorships and municipalities is turned into animal food.

There are machines and equipment that transform food waste into animal food in 74 provinces in Türkiye.

While the total daily production capacity of the food production machines installed in these provinces reached 65 thousand 352 kilograms, the current daily production was determined as 31 thousand 274 kilograms.

In Iğdır, Kahramanmaraş, Kırıkkale, Kocaeli, Kütahya, Samsun and Tunceli, there are no machines and equipment that transform food waste into animal food.

In the report prepared by the inspectors, it was recommended that among the foodstuffs that were decided to be destroyed within the scope of the insurance system or inspections, those suitable for turning into animal food should be evaluated in animal care homes and natural habitats.

In addition, it was stated that studies on the dissemination of machinery and equipment that convert waste nutrients into animal food in animal care homes should be encouraged.

Source: TRT Haber Açık RSS (Gündem) (Open Press / Translated Full Text)