Reducing Food Waste

Resources

Resources


Turkey

New collaboration for food waste in the food and hospitality sector in Turkey

FAO, the Ministry and Metro Turkey aim to develop guidance, checklists and tips for the food and hospitality sector, which any hospitality institution can follow to reduce food waste. The guidelines will include recommendations to prevent food wastage, as well as information on how to use unavoidable food surplus, such as donations to people in need, or the re-use of leftovers and/or non-edible fo...

Reducing Food Waste


United States

Federal interagency food loss and waste collaboration

The agencies agree to coordinate food loss and waste actions such as: education and outreach, research, community investments, voluntary programs, public-private partnerships, tool development, technical assistance, event participation, and policy discussion on the impacts and importance of reducing food loss and waste....

Reducing Food Waste


United States

Lessons learned from fighting food waste

The Food Industry Association, and the National Restaurant Association make up the Food Waste Reduction Alliance, an industry-led initiative focused on reducing food waste by increasing food donation and sending unavoidable food waste to productive use (energy, composting) and away from landfills....

Reducing Food Waste


Global

21 Inspiring initiatives working to reduce food waste around the world

UNEP's Think.Eat.Save initiative is working with groups around the world to develop and coordinate projects to prevent the environmental problems that can result from food loss and food waste. These initiatives cover a wide range of sectors – private businesses, universities,and nonprofit organizations – and illustrate the extent to which collaboration is the key to change....

Reducing Food Waste


United States

Selected new and ongoing USDA food loss and waste reduction activities

USDA is doing its part to help make preventing food waste the first-best option for farmers, businesses, organizations, and consumers. A large number of USDA programs contribute to this objective, ranging from those supporting market and distributional efficiencies to those educating consumers about safe food storage....

Reducing Food Waste


Ireland

Stop Food Waste

Stop Food Waste is a programme funded under the EPA National Waste Prevention Programme. In light of the significant environmental and social issues arising from the disposal of food waste, and the realisation of the costs associated with this, the EPA set out to promote food waste prevention and home composting. This program provides comprehensive information about the food we waste and how it ca...

Reducing Food Waste


Global

Innovation in post-harvest loos & food waste reduction

Advance a common, collaborative research agenda focused on deploying member expertise across the global food system. Enhance academic and entrepreneurial capacity of the next generation to deliver nutritious foods and ensure food security. Develop practical approaches to measure value chain loss and waste. ...

Reducing Food Waste