Reducing 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 […]

How much food waste do we produce daily? Why start a compost to alleviate it? #compost #composting #procedure #foodscraps #food #compostable #soil #material #fruit #vegetables #pile #dirt

Food waste is a big problem that is costing us a lot of money. Taking a few simple steps can help you reduce your food waste and save a lot of money.

Sharing more than 40 tips and suggestions to stop food waste. Reducing food waste will be helpful to both your wallet and the environment.

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

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.

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

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

How does Apeel's plant-based protection make produce last longer? By mimicking plants' cuticle layer, Apeel creates a little extra "peel". Learn more!

When resources are devoted to the right places, it’s possible to reach and surpass bold ambitions for better food and agriculture systems.