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International Network of Territories of Co-Responsibility
Thematic Highlight: Avoiding Food Waste
Romania, Bucharest,Caravan of Co-Responsibility
May 19-20, 2014
Plan1. FOOD WASTE: some statistics2. Reasons for food wastes: research VS(?)
case study3. EU Policy4. Problem solution: experiences- ZERO WASTE: food recycling- Food sharing in Internet- App on food discounts5. Anti WASTE education: brain storming
Avoiding Food Waste
Food Waste: Some statistics
Food Waste: Some statistics
• According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations
1.3 billion tonnes of food products per year are thrown
away
Avoiding Food Waste
Reasons for Food Waste
Researchers (Fraunhofer Institute):-Expire date
-Standards and Consumption CultureVS (?)
Case study and Umweltbudesamt Deutschland (Federal Office for
Environment Protection of Germany, case Kaufland Germany):
-Marketing Policy, policy of super marketsSources:
http://money.de.msn.com/service/lebensmittelverschwendung-so-viel-essen-landet-im-m
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Avoiding Food Waste
EU Policy
• Plan of the EU Commission: to reduce waste till 2020 in a half due to the joint efforts by agriculture, food industry, retailers.
(The Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe, see: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/resource_efficiency/about/roadmap/index_en.htm
• European Parliament resolution of 19 January 2012 on how to avoid food wastage: strategies for a more efficient food chain in the EU (2011/2175(INI), see:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA-2012-0014+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN
Avoiding Food Waste
Problem solution: experiences
ZERO WASTE MOVEMENT ASSOCIATION DARIACORDAR
(www. dariacordar.org)
Avoiding Food Waste
Problem solution: experiencesZERO WASTE MOVEMENT
ASSOCIATION DARIACORDAR
Field of work: recovering meals to forward them to the people in need01.2008, Antonio Costa Pereira (Portugal)Contacting President, Government, Parliament
Avoiding Food Waste
Problem solution: experiencesZERO WASTE MOVEMENT
ASSOCIATION DARIACORDARCHRONOLOGY
- 01.2008, Antonio Costa PereiraAttemts to attract attention to the problem on institutional level, online petitions asking for legal changes-11.2010 ASAE meeting: the law was being misunderstood-01.2011 – Dariacordar, association for waste recovery, 9 portuguese as volunteers
Avoiding Food Waste
Problem solution: experiencesZERO WASTE MOVEMENT
ASSOCIATION DARIACORDAR
What has been done:-The check list of correct procedures to recover meals from different origins; This has legalised the recovery of food-The training for the persons envolved into the process-Protocols with possible donors-Developing the Operating Model-National Movement (movimento zero desperdicio), supported by the A.A. J. Walter Thompson, with own web site and trademark, media support.-The movement was granted the High Patronage of the President of the Republic
Avoiding Food Waste
Problem solution: experiencesZERO WASTE MOVEMENT
ASSOCIATION DARIACORDAR
Results:Local Level:-till 12.2012 over 314.000 have been recovered-The partners of DARIACORDAR include in their caterers contracts the obligation to distribute all daily food surplus to the local institutionsInternational Level:- Resolution by EU Parliament on food waste issues
Avoiding Food Waste
Problem solution: experiencesFood sharing in INTERNET
Germany: food sharing portal(http://foodsharing.de/staedte)
Avoiding Food Waste
Problem solution: experiencesFood sharing in INTERNET
Tasks: to distribute surplus of food via Internet
Results: operates in 227 towns and cities, over 8.000 food baskets with total wage
over 34.221.30 KG have been distributed, over 40.417 aktive participates
Avoiding Food Waste
Problem solution: experiencesApps for food discounts
• University of Cologne: a group of students has developed the Smartphone-App „Food Loop“.
• Enables to get information about all the discounts on food in the surrounding super markets
Anti Waste Education: Brain storming
• Proposal 1: to create a WEB Portal for methodic tools for teaching responsible consumption to the kids in primary school.
• Task: to enable teachers to include this topic into the educative process without additional efforts
Anti Waste Education: Brain Storming
• Proposal 2: Together with senior students (primary education and foreign language teaching to develop these methodological kits
Anti Waste Education: Brain Storming
Further proposals, please (pli:::::::::::z……...)
