Legal analysis: stopping catering waste is conducive to preventing food waste, safeguarding national food security, carrying forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, practicing the core socialist values, conserving resources, protecting the environment, and promoting sustainable economic and social development.

Legal basis: "Chinese People's **** and State Anti-Food Waste Law" Article 1 In order to prevent food waste, safeguard national food security, carry forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, practicing the core values of socialism, conserving resources, protecting the environment, and promoting sustainable economic and social development, in accordance with the Constitution, the enactment of this Law.