Reduce food waste

We’re back with a new sustainability challenge for the first month of 2021! For new readers and for those of us that need a refresher on these challenges, here is a little recap: It all started last January when I launched a challenge to stop buying plastic water bottles entirely. Since that day a year […]

Around 88 million tonnes of food is wasted in the EU every year, with more than half coming from households5, but we can all take action by changing the way we shop, cook, and plan our meals to avoid wasting food, money, and resources.1

Some of our favorite ways to reduce food waste. What’s your favorite tip? 👀👇

Learn how to reduce food waste, a huge issue in the restaurant and grocery store industry.

Today is the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Yes, food waste is such a big deal that the UN has decided to dedicate a day to it, and we think it’s a great opportunity to share some useful tips about how each and every one of us can waste less food!

Some of our favorite ways to reduce food waste. What’s your favorite tip? 👀👇

This would fill 23 million 40-tonne trucks. Bumper-to-bumper, enough to circle the Earth seven times. The UN Environment Programme's Food Waste Index revealed that 17% of the food available to consumers - in shops, households and restaurants - goes directly into the bin. Some 60% of that waste is in the home. Wasted food is responsible for 8-10% of GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, so if food waste was a country, it would be the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases on the planet.

Some of our new favorite kitchen hacks to reduce food waste! ♻️ Do you have an kitchen hack that you want to share? 👀

Learn how to reduce food waste at home by meal planning more efficiently and transforming commonly wasted ingredients into yummy recipes!

The sustainable food movement has put power in the hands of consumers. We can now choose grub based on how it’s grown and how buying it affects the local economy. But there’s another critical part of this movement: using more of that food. Here are minor changes that make a major difference. #sustainableeating #howtomakefoodlastlonger #whattodowithleftovers #leftoversideas