Inter Press Service: When the United Nations hosted a high-level lunch for visiting world leaders at the UN dining room during the General Assembly sessions last September, they were in for an unexpected surprise.
The lunch, hosted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a strong advocate of zero hunger, consisted largely of recycled food salvaged from the kitchen before it was dumped into garbage bins.
Every dish was made from scraps that would normally be wasted, Ban told another group of world leaders at a dinner...