COP26 and false solutions to climate change
In Glasgow, technological solutions to climate change have been cleared as “natural” but are in contrast with regenerative, biodiversity-centred solutions.
Moments Not To Be Wasted: the fight against food waste starts at school and at home
Through the Moments Not To Be Wasted educational project and the Talent Kitchen contest, Whirlpool teaches schoolchildren about food waste in a rewarding and inclusive way.
Food waste, a paradox the European Union is determined to solve
Food waste is a serious problem and we’re paying a dear price for it, but the European Union has many ideas on how to stop it.
Pashon Murray of Detroit Dirt on how composting can make her city cleaner. And inspire its inhabitants
Detroit Dirt has given new blood to a problematic city by promoting the circular economy. We met founder Pashon Murray at Seeds&Chips, where she told us what it means to be both a woman and proud Detroiter.
23 cities commit to a zero-waste future, setting ambitious targets for 2030
On the path toward zero waste, 23 pioneering cities and regions committed to significantly cut the amount of waste they generate, to accelerare the transition to a more sustainable future.
Eataly World in Bologna, photos from the Italian food theme park that is every foodie’s dream
Eataly World in Bologna is a culinary city in the country of biodiversity, the largest agri-food centre in the world: an Italian food theme park, if you will. Photos from the opening, so you know what to expect.
Can a fridge cool down hunger? At Pappadavada, India, food sharing is on the menu
At Pappadavada, a famous food joint in Kochi, in the southwest Indian state of Kerala, everybody can bring food for those in need. Its manager, 28-year old Minu Pauline, kicked the initiative off with food provided by the restaurant. She installed a free-standing fridge outside its premises, packing it with fifty meals a day destined for homeless people, available
New York City. 5,000 people feast on a meal entirely made from food waste
Feeding thousands of people with food that would otherwise have been thrown away is possible. It was proven by a group of non-governmental organisations on the 10th of May in Union Square, in the heart of Manhattan, New York City. The initiative, Feeding the 5,000, was aimed at raising the awareness of US citizens on wasted
Copenhagen is home to the world’s first supermarket selling only expired food
People were queuing up for the opening of the world’s first supermarket selling only expired food. WeFood was inaugurated in Copenhagen by Crown Princess Mary herself and will be managed by the volunteers of the association Folkekirkens Nødhjælp. The project is aimed at reducing food waste levels, particularly of those groceries that are still
Tristram Stuart, food waste and the freegan lifestyle
Tristram Stuart‘s career as a writer took a new turn when his focus turned to the topic of food waste. With the sensitivity of an environmentalist, knowledge of an academic and passion of an explorer he has dived head first into the subject, writing articles for The Guardian and organising a rally in Trafalgar Square