Creating a Sustainable Future Through Food Waste Reduction

ALDI Nord and ALDI Süd are taking a new approach to combating food waste in German households. The two discounters are introducing a new label with the words "Often lasts longer," which encourages consumers to be more conscious of the best-before date (BBD). Read the article: New label at ALDI aims to reduce food waste You can support us with every purchase you make through Amazon. Your price remains the same, and we receive a small commission. …

Creating a Sustainable Future Through Food Waste Reduction

Download the report. See also: Progress on Reducing Food Waste 2024 Year-End Data Report. Unsold food rates have decreased by 30%—the largest reduction ever recorded—since 2019 among food retailers on the West Coast, according to a new report from the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment (PCFWC), the West Coast’s public-private partnership focused on reducing food … Continue reading Creating a Sustainable Future Through Food Waste Reduction

Modern food packaging is contributing to untenable waste

Bacteria, rodents and insects have a field day in warehouses and transportation stages, so can smart wrapping make a difference? In the UK alone, we are now discarding around 9.52million tonnes of food annually, much of which is fit for human consumption. In the US, some 40% of the entire food supply chain is thrown away, as is one-third of all food produced globally.  Britain’s food waste bill could feed 30million people per year, far more than…