Review Paper on Waste Food Management and Donation Using Android Application

Abstract

Food waste is a serious problem in today’s society, food is wasted on daily basis in places such as restaurants, weddings, school/college canteens, social events, and other gatherings. According to reports, 40% of Pakistan's food is wasted every day at various events and weddings. On the other side, many techniques have been using to control food waste from different perspective. In last few years, one of the famous technologies which is growing in all research areas is internet of things. This study shows the current standing of IoT in the field of waste food management. With the help of various researches, these methods help to reduce food wastage. Furthermore, during a food waste of household or in hotels, different challenges are mentioned by the researchers and they are working on this domain. In this application, you may order leftovers for donations. There is an admin module who has access to modify, delete the profile and make the changes. Restaurants, schools, colleges and others can be users. First, they register themselves if they are not already registered. They can register with their email and there are options to pick up the order. This study introduces “Annachatra”, a new Android application that allows people to donate leftover food in order to reduce food waste. The application provides a way for restaurants to donate leftover food, as well as a way for organizations to donate food to people in need.