The Results in the abstract look promising for the future, despite the challenges:
“Nonetheless, hospitals embraced the challenge and created new positions, trialled different food waste data collection methods, and utilised technology to support food service operations around COVID-19 restrictions.”
I don’t work in a hospital setting but am interested in ways that we in surrounding communities can help hospitals process any byproducts safely and efficiently. For example, Could those of us in community gardening activities be given space at the hospital for composting, worm farming, or other way to process biodegradable materials for our gardens?