Global insights and case studies on food waste
Insights and best practice case studies on how cities across the globe are addressing food waste
Top reads food waste – global
How do you find out, as a city, what to read about food waste? In this article, we have compiled your top reads to help cities manage food waste.
read moreRethinking Rotterdam: Breeding ground for circular food waste concepts
Rotterdam is rethinking their city to take the next step towards a circular economy. Collected food waste becomes a source for new products.
read moreParma’s journey to world-class food waste recycling levels
I met with Gabriele Folli, the city’s former Deputy Mayor for the Environment, to hear about Parma’s journey. In this interview, Gabriele describes how they introduced the new system. He shares insights into their successes, some of the challenges they faced and how they overcame them.
read moreSalling Group leads Danish retailers to reduce food waste
Salling Group is leading retailers in Denmark to reduce food waste. The group runs several supermarket chains across the country. Since 2014, they have reduced their food waste by 27.7 percent. So what steps have they taken to achieve these results? And how are they measuring their progress?
read moreUS action to fight food waste
What is the world’s largest economy doing to tackle food waste? I attended the 2018 US Food Waste Summit to find out.
read moreCCAC: Reduce your food waste together with cities like Buenos Aires
Do you want to tackle food waste as a city but don’t know where to start? The Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) offers cities around the world a platform to learn from other cities’ experiences.
read moreHaven’s: A Zero Waste Kitchen in New York
Restaurants and cafes are known to be massive generators of food waste. It’s just part and parcel of running a food service business, right? But it doesn’t have to be, as Chef David from Haven’s Kitchen explained during a live cooking demonstration at the ISWA World Congress in Baltimore.
read moreMalmo: Communication at the Heart of Food Waste Recycling
Malmö is a Swedish city with an impressive food waste recycling program underpinned by an award-winning communications campaign.
read moreC40 helping cities tackle climate change with food waste management
Cities are where the future happens first. C40 is focused on tackling climate change, and a key strategy is supporting cities to reduce their food waste.
read moreThe Big Apple Takes on Food Waste
New York City is tackling organic waste to reduce their impact on climate change. Curbside organic waste collection started as a pilot in 2012 and is now rolled out to 3.3 million city residents.
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