REFRESH Final Results Brochure

Melanie Kemper

REFRESH Final Results Brochure

Publication: Brochure
Citation: Wunder, S., van Herpen, E., Bygrave, K., Bos-Brouwers, H., Colin, F., Östergren, K., Vittuari, M., Pinchen, H., Kemper, M., 2020: REFRESH Final Results Brochure. February 2020.

The final results brochure of the REFRESH project provides an overview of the work undertaken within the project including key insights and links to the results that are available online at the REFRESH project website.

It summarises the key results of the four year project for each of the seven working areas of REFRESH:

Understanding consumer behaviour
Development of voluntary agreements in 4 Member States
EU policy options to reduce food loss and food waste
Understanding food waste through behavioural economics
Environmental and cost dimensions of food waste
Valorisation options of waste streams and co-products
Increasing impact through communication activities

REFRESH was an EU research project taking action against food waste. 26 partners from 12 European countries and China worked towards the project's goal to contribute towards Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 of halving per capita food waste at the retail and consumer level and reducing food losses along production and supply chains, reducing waste management costs, and maximizing the value from unavoidable food waste and packaging materials. The REFRESH project ended in August 2019.

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Knowledge Management & Web Design

European Approach for Reducing Consumer Food Waste

Putting Insights in Practice

Year 2020

Publication:Report

This report analyses two specific activities within the REFRESH project: First, the dissemination of the Framework for Action ("Blueprint") that helps national governments to build Voluntary Agreements with the relevant stakeholders in the sector to reduce food loss and waste and second, work with Standardisation Bodies, specifically barcode standards used by retailers.

REFRESH External Outreach Report

Dissemination of the Framework for Action (“Blueprint”) and work with Standardisation Bodies

Year 2019

Publication:Report

This report provides a detailed overview of REFRESH's activities as well as an assessment of their outreach and impact. It also reflects on the lessons learned of REFRESH's communication activities, including barriers and success formats.

Final Report on Dissemination and Exploitation of REFRESH Results

Year 2019

Publication:Video

This video summarises the main activities and findings of the five national platforms. In order to adapt actions and responses to food waste challenges nationally, REFRESH established national networking platforms in the following five countries: Germany, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands and China. The national platforms set up voluntary agreements and started different pilot activities against food waste, which are presented in this video.

National Platforms to Fight Food Waste

Results of the EU Research Project REFRESH

Year 2019

Publication:Video

This video shows options studied within REFRESH of how to use food side flows in a more sustainable way than it is done today. One example is feeding treated surplus food to omnivorous livestock.

Valorising Unavoidable Food Waste

Results of the EU Research Project REFRESH

Year 2019

Publication:Video

This video summarises the REFRESH project’s activities and findings in the field of consumer behavior. Households account for more than half of the food waste generated in the EU. A large survey conducted by REFRESH in four European countries revealed relevant information on consumer food waste behavior that was used to draw conclusions for policy makers.

Reducing Consumer Food Waste

Results of the EU Research Project REFRESH

Year 2019

Publication:Video

In 2019, the European research project REFRESH has come to an end. Since 2015, the 26 project partners from across Europe and China have made considerable progress in tackling food losses and food waste along production and supply chains with an integrated approach towards a more sustainable and responsible food system. This video summarises the main activities and findings within the project's three focus areas.

Research Against Food Waste

Results of the EU Research Project REFRESH

Year 2019

Publication:Web Application

The production of food results in by-products. Instead of disposing them as waste, they can also be valorised into new products. This quiz lets you find out what new products can be made from this food waste. The player scrolls two image galleries and chooses two pictures that correspond as food waste and new product. There are eight possible pairs to be found. How many pairs can you find?

Quiz: Food Waste Valorisation

Year 2019

Event:Conference

On May 9 and 10, 2019 the REFRESH conference took place in the Disseny Hub Barcelona. It brought together 150 participants from all across Europe, China, Australia and the US to present and discuss innovative ideas for food waste reduction and valorisation options acrosOn 9 and 10 May 2019 the REFRESH conference took place in the Disseny Hub Barcelona. It brought together 150 participants from all across Europe, China, Australia and the US to present and discuss innovative ideas for food waste reduction and valorisation options across the whole supply chain. The Conference Documentation is available for download at the REFRESH website.s the whole supply chain. The Conference Documentation is available for download at the REFRESH website.

REFRESH Food Waste Reduction Conference

9 - 10 May 2019
Barcelona, Spain

Language: English
Authorship: Stephanie Wunder

Melanie Kemper
Funding: European Commission, Research Executive Agency (REA), International
Year: 2020
Dimension: 16 pp.
Project: Resource Efficient Food and dRink for the Entire Supply cHain (REFRESH)
Project ID: 2804
Keywords: Agriculture

EU

Food

Land Use

food waste, waste management, sustainable food systems, food policy, resource efficiency, Policy analysis, pilot projects, public-private partnerships, stakeholder engagement, knowledge transfer

Europe, China

Download: REFRESH Final Results Brochure [pdf, 584 KB, English]

Further Links

REFRESH project website

PublicationPolicy BriefREFRESH Policy Brief: Reducing consumer food waste

Public campaigns and other policy instruments can significantly influence consumer behaviour and contribute to a reduction of consumer food waste. However, there exist very few studies evaluating the extent to which policy interventions actually reduced or prevented... Read more

Wunder, Stephanie 2019: REFRESH Policy Brief: Reducing consumer food waste. EU Horizon 2020 REFRESH.

NewsREFRESH Food Waste Solution Contest

PublicationVideoREFRESH Food Waste Solution Video

The REFRESH Food Waste Solution Contest brings much-deserved recognition to solutions to the problem of food waste and encourage their spread. The purpose of this short film was to encourage social entrepreneurs, large companies, SMEs, students, NGOs and community... Read more

Ecologic Institute 2016: Food Waste Innovators wanted! REFRESH Food Waste Solution Contest Call for Submissions. Animated Video. Online: https://youtu.be/jqj7uaeMR1

Ecologic Institute 2016: About REFRESH. Animated Video. Online: https://youtu.be/yjkVpM-Q-Zw

NewsPublic Award Voting for REFRESH Food Waste Solution Contest

NewsREFRESH Consumer Survey on the Different Types of Guidance Found on Food and Drink Products

EventConferenceREFRESH Food Waste Reduction Conference

REFRESH-Konferenz, Barcelona, 2019. (Foto: Sebastian Szulfer)

On 9 and 10 May 2019 the REFRESH conference took place in the Disseny Hub Barcelona. It brought together 150 participants from all across Europe, China, Australia and the US to present and discuss innovative ideas for food waste reduction and valorisation options across... Read more

Conference:REFRESH Food Waste Reduction Conference

Date: 9 - 10 May 2019
Location: Barcelona, Spain

PublicationPolicy BriefREFRESH Policy Brief: Reducing consumer food waste

Public campaigns and other policy instruments can significantly influence consumer behaviour and contribute to a reduction of consumer food waste. However, there exist very few studies evaluating the extent to which policy interventions actually reduced or prevented... Read more

Wunder, Stephanie 2019: REFRESH Policy Brief: Reducing consumer food waste. EU Horizon 2020 REFRESH.

EventWorkshopSowing the Seeds for Short and Long Term Improved EU Policies for Food Waste – REFRESH Policy Workshop

This workshop presented and discussed preliminary findings on opportunities for improving EU policies relevant to food waste prevention and valorisation and explored short- and long-term strategies with stakeholders. It was directed at policymakers and at high-level... Read more

Workshop:Sowing the Seeds for Short and Long Term Improved EU Policies for Food Waste – REFRESH Policy Workshop

Date: 8 November 2017
Location: Brussels, Belgium

PublicationVideoResearch Against Food Waste

In 2019, the European research project REFRESH has come to an end. The video provides an overview of the food waste situation in the EU explaining the most relevant challenges and how these have been addressed by the project with regard to three focus areas: a)... Read more

Ecologic Institute 2019: Research Against Food Waste. REFRESH. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/-1cM7mUcQ-o

PublicationVideoNational Platforms to Fight Food Waste

This video summarises the main activities and findings of the five national platforms. In order to adapt actions and responses to food waste challenges nationally, REFRESH established national networking platforms in the following five countries: Germany, Hungary, Spain... Read more

Ecologic Institute 2019: National Platforms to Fight Food Waste. REFRESH. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/s_qL-10uDbo

PublicationVideoValorising Unavoidable Food Waste

This video shows options studied within REFRESH of how to use food side flows in a more sustainable way than it is done today. One example is feeding treated surplus food to omnivorous livestock. REFRESH also developed the decision support tool FORKLIFT which... Read more

Ecologic Institute 2019: Valorising Unavoidable Food Waste. REFRESH. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/_nOFwdPvqhw

PublicationVideoReducing Consumer Food Waste

This video summarises the REFRESH project's activities and findings in the field of consumer behavior. Households account for more than half of the food waste generated in the EU. A large survey conducted by REFRESH in four European countries revealed relevant... Read more

Ecologic Institute 2019: Reducing Consumer Food Waste. REFRESH. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/_JqI0kKWPX8

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