Officials roll out innovative vending machines to sell items destined for the garbage: 'We are working to reduce … loss'

Officials roll out innovative vending machines to sell items destined for the garbage: 'We are working to reduce … loss'

Commuters at a Yokohama train station can now grab discounted baked goods from automated lockers that rescue food before it winds up in the garbage, reported Eco-Business. The unit, called an "SDGs locker," debuted at Kanazawa-Bunko Station in early December. After shops shut down for the night, they stock the machine with leftover bread and pastries at roughly a third off the regular price. Customers can buy the goods through the night's final …