MOE boosts food waste educationBy Rachel Lin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Ministry of Education (MOE) is stepping up efforts to integrate campus waste treatment with agrifood education and other concepts as the nation looks to ban the use of food scraps as pig feed next year as part of the government’s preventive measures against African swine fever. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of EducationBy observing the process, the students gain a deeper understanding of food waste recycling, she said. Taitung County’s Fongyuan Elementary School has also been raising black soldier flies to process school food scraps. The school said the process allows students to reflect on their food choices and how they impact sustainability, adding that the process also teaches them to cherish food and learn about recycling. Taichung’s Huiwen High School, through careful separation and preservation, and in collaboration with organizations, turns food leftovers into food for disadvantaged families and homeless people, Chiu said.

Source: Taipei Times February 27, 2026 17:13 UTC