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Welcome back and happy New Year! After enjoying festive meals with family and friends, we couldn’t help but wonder: how much of that food ended up as waste? And even more importantly, what can we do to prevent it, or turn it into a valuable resource?
The good news: there are plenty of ways to make a difference. Join our upcoming webinar on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for food products, or discover how some European countries are tackling food waste with home and community composting, learning practical ways to manage bio-waste.
And for a dose of inspiration, why not visit Krk, the first Croatian zero waste island? Enjoy the read!
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| How can food producers help regenerate our soils?
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Europeans throw away an average of 130 kg of food per person each year. We can prevent much of it, and we should collect the rest separately to return nutrients to our soils. Yet less than a quarter of food waste is currently collected separately, and without funding for prevention and collection, EU targets won’t be met.
Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and Zero Waste Europe explored how food producers could co-finance food waste prevention and collection, restoring nutrients and valuable minerals to the soil instead of burning or landfilling them.
Join our webinar on 22 January at 10:30 CET. Joan Marc Simon (Zero Waste Europe) will present the key findings of the study “The Case for Extended Producer Responsibility for Food Products,” followed by a panel discussion moderated by Marco Rupp (BIC).
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| Want more #ZeroWasteCities?
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We have compiled a short list of things you might find useful: | |
- Croatia’s Krk became a zero waste island, cutting waste by 58%, boosting local jobs, and reducing cleanup costs. How did they do it? Find out more here
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- In Montenegro, communities are composting more organic waste instead of landfilling it. Discover the impact of decentralised solutions in this case study.
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- What drives local action on bio-waste? Explore inspiring stories from seven countries where communities and local authorities join forces to improve separation and grow community composting.
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