Food waste is a well-known issue and many of us are contributing to the problem without thinking much of it. However, how is it that 11% of the world’s population is hungry and we are tossing out so much food? There is a large disparity and an obvious gap here that must be bridged. Much of this is a result of people worrying they will be sued for donating food.
OneThird is officially included in the network of Friends of Champions 12.3! Our association with this group focused on achieving United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 is an important step in our journey to help halve global food loss and waste by 2030.
Our buying decisions impact the resulting supply chain actions.
Buying products that use ingredients that would otherwise be wasted is a great step to reducing your footprint.
We detail eight innovative companies that have tackled the food waste issue head-on and made it tasty by using “upcycled” ingredients.
The EPA created the Food Recovery Hierarchy to help those in the food system prioritize different methods for managing surplus food. Items at the top are higher priority and have the largest socioeconomic benefit, while the items at the bottom are not preferable.
Dynamic routing involves determining the best route for something based on the current set of conditions.
In the food supply chain, an example would be sending fresh produce to retailer sites based on the expected shelf life of the produce. This ensures that the food nearest to expiration goes to the closest stores and spends the least time in transportation until it is on the shelf.
Reducing food waste is an important initiative for retailers and distributors because of the socioeconomic and environmental benefits it provides. However, it can be easy to get lost in all of the solutions available. This post is to provide 11 methods to reduce food waste and the order of importance in doing so.
