Tag: Food waste
A billion meals are thrown away every day around the world
Some are dying of hunger, others are filling their trash… Households have needlessly thrown away the equivalent of a billion meals every day around the world in 2022, according to…
Five for Munich: art, concert, community kitchen – Munich
Art for language Sandra Singh and Francesco Giordano have a different mother tongue than their parents. Many migrant families were advised to speak German with their children in the 1990s,…
Eight out of ten French people say they waste food, according to a study
Christmas and New Year’s Day are an opportunity to treat yourself. When we go shopping before New Year’s Eve, we imagine a large table filled with dishes, each one as…
How does the city of Lyon want to move towards zero waste in school canteens?
“If everyone did like us, it would help the planet get better,” assures Pauline, in CM2 at the Chapeau Rouge school in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon. Waste collection, sorting,…
“Mastoc” but “useful”, these new bins are landing on our sidewalks
One was fixed to the ground at the entrance to a residence, two others near the bus stop, another three at the end of the street… For several weeks, residents…
Munich wants to become a circular city: a pioneer of the circular economy – Munich
Manufacture, sell, throw away – this is how the journey of many products can be described. People have known for a long time that this model is unsustainable. Munich therefore…
Initiative wants to stop food waste in restaurants – Bavaria
In the future, less food will end up in the trash in Bavaria’s taverns. A new initiative started in Munich on Thursday. Motto: “Full bins are not the best thing”.…
Five for Munich: free Oktoberfest up to the Federal Cross of Merit. – Munich
Rescued The largest folk festival in the world is not for those on a budget. For all those who can’t afford a stroll with a gingerbread heart, a rollercoaster ride…
Donations instead of garbage: France’s fight against food waste
Status: 07/14/2023 08:20 a.m Since 2016, a law has banned French supermarkets from throwing away unsold groceries. That seems to be working: Tafeln, for example, have received significantly more donations…
Food waste causes extremely high CO2 emissions – knowledge
Containers or “dumpster diving”, i.e. garbage diving – that’s what it’s called when discarded food is taken from supermarket garbage containers. This is forbidden in Germany. In 2019, two students…