Effective Approaches Against Food Waste

Presentation: Speech
Date: 5 September 2017
Location: Berlin, Germany
Speech: Stephanie Wunder

On 5 September 2017, Stephanie Wunder, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, gave a short presentation at the Federal Environment Agency's "Forum 2017 - Effectively reducing food waste - achieving more together". She reported on interim results from the European project REFRESH, which deals with the prevention of food waste and the recycling of surplus food.

The results of the symposium are available in the documentation of the Federal Environment Agency's 2017 Forum.

Findings from the EU research project REFRESH

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:Brochure

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.

REFRESH Final Results Brochure

Year 2020

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: Fachforum 2017: Lebensmittelverschwendung wirksam reduzieren – gemeinsam mehr erreichen
Organizer: German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Speech: Stephanie Wunder
Date: 5 September 2017
Location: Berlin, Germany
Language: German
Project: Resource Efficient Food and dRink for the Entire Supply cHain (REFRESH)
Project ID: 2804
Keywords: Agriculture

Consumer Policy

Food

Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

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

Europe, China

Documentation of the Expert Forum 2017: Effectively Reducing Food Waste – Achie…

Further Links

REFRESH project website

NewsREFRESH Food Waste Solution Contest

EventConferenceREFRESH Food Waste 2017

REFRESH Food Waste 2017 brought together diverse stakeholder groups from across Europe working on food waste prevention, reduction and valorisation. The Conference on 18 May at the Umweltforum in Berlin featured keynote addresses by the Parliamentary State Secretary... Read more

Conference:REFRESH Food Waste 2017

Date: 18 May 2017
Location: Berlin, Germany

PublicationVideoREFRESH Food Waste 2017 Conference Video

This video provides insights into the REFRESH Food Waste 2017 Multistakeholder Conference, which took place on 18 May 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The Conference brought together leaders in food waste prevention, reduction and valorisation. REFRESH partners presented the... Read more

REFRESH consortium (2017): REFRESH Food Waste 2017 Multistakeholder Conference. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/uDiwgHU2S_g

PublicationPosterREFRESH Food Waste Solution Contest

REFRESH Food Waste Solution Contest Poster

The poster summarizes and illustrates the REFRESH Food Waste Solution Contest. It was presented at the REFRESH Food Waste 2017 Multistakeholder Conference in Berlin. The poster is available for download. ... Read more

Ecologic Institute (2017): REFRESH Food Waste Solution Contest. Poster.

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

PublicationNewsletterREFRESH Newsletter

"Resource Efficient Food and dRink for the Entire Supply cHain" (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... Read more

Ecologic Institute (2016): Resource Efficient Food and dRink for the Entire Supply cHain (REFRESH) Newsletter. Newsletter. Berlin: Ecologic Institute.