That equates to 31 kilograms (68 pounds) per person of perfectly good food that gets tossed each year. Madrid is planning to bring this number down with a new set of regulations to rein in food waste. The government approved a draft bill that would see supermarkets fined for throwing away surplus food ― by up to €60,000 ($57,000), or as high as €500,000 for repeat offenders. The law, if passed by parliament, would also make it mandatory for restaurants to offer so-called "doggy bags" for guests to take home their left-overs. Spain hopes to have the law in place by early 2023 to curb the amount of food that lands in the garbage instead of on someone's plate, and to reduce environmental costs.