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@article{202428,
        author = {Sanavi Y. Bhosale and Sumit B. Harkal and Prithwiraj B. Parve and Chaitanya D. Jadhav and Pranjal P. Dhasade},
        title = {Smart Tech for a Growing Crisis: Tackling Food Waste Head-On},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {12},
        pages = {7666-7666},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=202428},
        abstract = {Honestly, food waste isn’t just a minor oversight anymore—it’s a massive global headache. It hits our environment, our wallets, and our communities where it hurts. Every single day, mind-blowing amounts of perfectly good food get tossed out by families, hotels, and local markets. This doesn’t just waste a meal; it squanders the water, labor, and energy used to produce it. Plus, it fills up landfills that pump out nasty greenhouse gases. My work here focuses on building a smart, tech-driven system to track and analyze these waste patterns so we can finally start cutting down on this unnecessary loss.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {May},
        }