Hebei Province.
On September 24, 2020, the 19th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress of Hebei Province considered and passed the Provisions of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Hebei Province on Practicing Economy and Opposing Catering Wastage, which will be implemented from November 1, 2020 onwards. This is the first provincial-level local regulation specifically regulating the practice of economy and combating food and beverage waste in China.
The provisions require the strict implementation of official reception, meetings, training, business trip dining standards, to promote the construction of saving organs, strictly prohibited in the name of meetings, training and other organizations to organize banquets or eating and drinking. Unit cafeteria to improve the management of saving meal norms and supervision and inspection system, the establishment of on-demand feeding, meal booking system, in accordance with the principle of health, from the simple to provide food and drink.
Extended information: Related background In recent years, Hebei Province has taken a variety of measures to carry out the "CD-ROM action", the wind of waste has been effectively curbed. However, with the improvement of material living conditions, by the talk of ostentation, more than generous, love of face and other bad customs and unscientific, uncivilized consumption practices, catering waste phenomenon is still more prominent, the regulations for the promotion of the province's efforts to practice economy, against food and beverage waste play an important role in promoting and safeguarding the rule of law. From September 20 - December 20, will be in accordance with the inspection and guidance, special rectification, assessment and acceptance of the procedures, in different areas, industries and phases in the province to carry out three months of saving against food and beverage waste of special action. Hebei News Network - Hebei Provincial People's Congress on the implementation of savings