Deine Lebensmittelreste unter der Lupe der Wissenschaft

Publication: Infographic
Citation: Ecologic Institute 2021: Deine Lebensmittelreste unter der Lupe der Wissenschaft. Infographic.

Most food waste is generated in private households. During a before-and-after survey from May to October 2022, participants in this citizen science action measured their own kitchen waste. The data was analyzed by the research team to evaluate the effectiveness of the actions. This infographic depicts the flowchart of the action and its steps for participants.

The infographic is licensed under a Creative Commons license CC BY 4.0, which means it is welcome to be used unchanged with attribution to the author. The infographic was developed by Ecologic Institute for the project "Reduction of Food Waste in Private Households in Germany".

How do we avoid food waste in our own kitchens? What quantities can be reduced?

Reduction of Food Waste in Private Households in Germany

Closing Conference

21 June 2023
Berlin, Germany

Publication:Infographic

This infographic shows approaches and preconditions so that food can be comprehensively utilized by consumers. Another infographic provides information on various reasons why eatable parts of food are thrown away.

Most food waste is generated in private households. These infographics show causes and reasons for waste by consumers as well as approaches and preconditions so that food can be comprehensively utilized by consumers.

Problem- und Lösungsbaum zur umfassenden Verwertung von Lebensmitteln

Year 2021

Publication:Infographic

The infographics show causes why food spoils in households as well as approaches and their preconditions to prevent food spoilage in the home

Most food waste is generated in private households. This infographic shows approaches and preconditions so that food does not spoil in the household. Another infographic provides information on various reasons why food spoils in households.

Problem- und Lösungsbaum, damit Lebensmittel im Haushalt nicht verderben

Year 2021

Publication:Document

As part of the "Private Households" dialog forum project, a fourth online dialog forum was held on December 1, 2022. The event focused on the Citizen Science project "Germany saves food!". This results report provides an overview of the core content of the presentations, the survey results and the discussion content. The results report is available for download.

Dialogforum "Private Haushalte" Citizen Science Projekt – erste Erkenntnisse, 01.12.2022

Ergebnisdokumentation

Year 2022

Event:Digital Event

The fourth online dialogue forum "Private Households" took place on 01 December 2022. The event focused on the Citizen Science project "Deutschland rettet Lebensmittel!". More than 70 participants from civil society, science, administration, and associations exchanged views with the Dialogue Forum team and three speakers from the field on actions carried out during the action week, (survey-)tools and initial findings from the Citizen Science project during the three-and-a-half-hour event.

Citizen Science Project – First Insights

Digital Dialogue Forum on the Reduction of Food Waste in Private Households

1 December 2022
online

Publication:Document

This document provides a summary of the online dialogue forum "Private Households", which took place on 31 May 2022. The focus of the event was the question of outreach: "How do we engage the broader society on the issue of food waste in Germany"? Over 90 participants from civil society, science, administration, and initiatives exchanged experiences with the Dialogue Forum team and three speakers, who had practical experience on reaching and addressing diverse target groups provided short keynotes on their lessons learned, practical experiences, and current projects.

Dialogforum "Private Haushalte" Thema Reichweite – 31.05.2022

Ergebnisdokumentation

Year 2022

Event:Digital Event

Screenshot of the participants and their tool to reduce food waste

On 31 May 2022, more than 90 actors dealing with food waste reduction in Germany met for an exchange on how to upscale their target audience and reach out to diverse groups of people. The online event was part of the Dialogue Forum "Private Households" that is part of the German Strategy for Food Waste Reduction.

Reaching Out to a Wide Target Group for Food Waste Reduction Measures

31 May 2022

Publication:Report

As part of the project Dialogue Forum "Private Households", a mapping of existing actors and initiatives in Germany was carried out and evaluated. The aim of this structured categorisation is to gain an overview of the current landscape of measures in order to identify which effective starting points are already covered by current measures and which are not, and how existing measures can be improved and their effectiveness increased.

Reduzierung der Lebensmittelverschwendung in privaten Haushalten

Mapping von bestehenden Maßnahmen und Initiativen in Deutschland

Year 2022

Publication:Document

Building on the kick-off event of the "Private Households" dialog forum held in June 2021, another dialog forum was held on 25 November 2021, focusing on the topic of impact. In addition to the goal of networking relevant practitioners and facilitating an exchange of experiences, this dialog forum focused on the effective and successful planning and implementation of measures against food waste. In this result documentation, you will find a summary of the reflection as well as figures of the survey results.

Dialogforum "Private Haushalte" Thema Wirkung – 25.11.2021

Ergebnisdokumentation

Year 2021

Language: German
Credits: Concept and Content: Stefanie Wunder (Ecologic Institute)
Graphic design: Jennifer Rahn (Ecologic Institute)
Funding: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Germany
Published by: Ecologic Institute, Germany
Year: 2021
Project: Reduction of Food Waste in Private Households in Germany
Project ID: 30004
Keywords: Communication

Education

Food

Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

food waste, consumers, sustainable diets, education, social norms, healthy diets, consumer behavior, behavior change, interventions, evaluation, too good for the bin, sustainable consumption, resource efficiency

Germany