#food-waste — Public Fediverse posts

"Lidl GB launches community food-sharing trial to cut waste"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Lidl #FoodWaste

https://www.edie.net/lidl-gb-launches-community-food-sharing-trial-to-cut-waste/

Why European households throw away so much food – and how to curb the waste mountain.

Wastage of edible food means lost calories, lost money and a growing climate problem.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260518-why-european-households-throw-away-so-much-food-and-how-to-curb-the-waste-mountain?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Food #Waste #Sustainability #SupplyChain #FoodWaste #FoodSecurity #Climate

Grape pomace, a winemaking byproduct, could help manage antibiotic resistance in chickens. Article links to open access paper. https://phys.org/news/2026-05-wine-leftovers-wean-chicken-farms.html #agriculture #wine #sustainability #circulareconomy #farming #foodwaste #sciencenews #openaccess #openscience #food

Tesco boss’s pay rises by more than £1m to £10.8m after market share surge https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/15/tesco-bosss-ken-murphy-pay-rise-market-share-supermarkets #Tesco #Business #RetailIndustry #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #Supermarkets #FoodWaste #UkNews

Gardener Reveals Simple Trick to Grow Bigger Broccoli and Use Leaves for Delicious Meals https://www.allforgardening.com/1763524/gardener-reveals-simple-trick-to-grow-bigger-broccoli-and-use-leaves-for-delicious-meals/ #BroccoliLeaves #EdiblePlants #FoodWaste #FreshProduce #garden #gardening #GrowingBroccoli #GrowingVegetables

Gardener Shares Clever Trick for Growing Perfect Broccoli Every Time https://www.allforgardening.com/1763235/gardener-shares-clever-trick-for-growing-perfect-broccoli-every-time/ #BroccoliLeaves #FoodWaste #FreshProduce #garden #gardener #gardening #GrowingBroccoli

Mein Kühlschrank hat heute ein Update bekommen: drei traurige Karotten, ein halber Brokkoli und ein Joghurt, der "nur mal kurz" abläuft. Statt einkaufen zu fahren → Resteküche. Karottensuppe mit Brokkoli-Topping, Joghurt als Dip. Schmeckt nicht spektakulär, aber rettet ca. 1,3 kg CO₂ vorm Mülleimer. Lebensmittelverschwendung ist übrigens für rund 8% der globalen Treibhausgase verantwortlich. Acht. Prozent. 🥦

#Nachhaltigkeit #Klimawandel #FoodWaste

Doing some of this myself!

The Last of Winter: Using Up Your Home #Canned and #FrozenFoods

April 9, 2026, Sandra Mitchell, #UMaineExtension

"By the time April rolls around, the rhythm of the kitchen begins to shift. The bins of stored vegetables—once full in the fall—are noticeably lighter. The onions have softened, a few potatoes have begun to sprout, and the last of the carrots are tucked into the corners of the crisper drawer. In the freezer, bags of berries and containers of soup remain, but their number is dwindling. Shelves that held neatly stacked jars of tomatoes, beans, and pickles now show gaps. This is the quiet end of the storage season.

For those who preserve food, April is not a time of abundance. It is a time of assessment, creativity, and careful use—a moment to take stock of what remains and use it well, while maintaining food safety and quality.

Taking Inventory: What Do You Have Left?

Before planning meals or preservation projects, it is worth taking a deliberate inventory of stored foods:

- Root vegetables (potatoes, carrots, beets, onions, winter squash)
- Frozen produce (berries, vegetables, prepared meals, stocks)
- Home-canned goods (vegetables, fruits, sauces, soups, pickles) [Also store-bought canned foods -- check dates and make sure cans aren't bulging or rusted]

As you assess, check for quality and safety:

- Discard root vegetables that are soft, moldy, or show signs of rot
- Remove sprouts and green portions from potatoes before use
- Examine home-canned jars for seal integrity and discard any with signs of spoilage (bulging lids, leakage, or off-odors)
- Use frozen foods that have been well-wrapped and free of freezer burn first

This process not only ensures safety but helps guide how to use remaining foods efficiently."

https://extension.umaine.edu/food-health/2026/04/09/the-last-of-winter-using-up-your-home-canned-and-frozen-foods/

#SolarPunkSunday #UMaineCooperativeExtension #FoodWaste #FoodSecurity #Recipes #FoodPreservation #CannedFood #FrozenFood #FoodSafety #FoodStorage

#UMaineCooperativeExtension - 6 Fast Recipes for That Can of #Beans in Your Pantry

by Alex Gayton, January 8, 2026

"Many of us have had it happen—you buy a can of beans that you think you will use eventually, but alas, it has been in the pantry for months. It’s easy for me to say use your can of beans to make your own hummus, but something tells me that if you have a can of beans not used, this will be too much effort compared to buying a store-bought hummus – confession, I hardly ever make homemade hummus, it’s just too much work for me. Here are 6 quick, low-effort recipes you can make with those pantry beans right now."

Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/food-health/2026/01/08/6-fast-recipes-for-that-can-of-beans-in-your-pantry/

#SolarPunkSunday #RecipesOnABudget #CannedBeans #FoodSecurity #FoodWaste #LowEffortRecipes #ChickpeaPotPie #Recipes #BlackBeas #BlackBeanBrownies #BlackBeanBurgers #VegetarianChili #VegetarianRecipes #CannedFood

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Australia Cracks Down on Food Waste, COP31 Pushes Clean Energy, Ag Co-ops Offer Hope – Food Tank

Each week, Food Tank is rounding up…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #Africa #agriculturalco-ops #Australia #cleancooking #cleanenergy #climatefinance #COP31Presidency #foodloss #foodwaste #investment
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2634931/food-tanks-weekly-news-roundup-australia-cracks-down-on-food-waste-cop31-pushes-clean-energy-ag-co-ops-offer-hope-food-tank/

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Australia Cracks Down on Food Waste, COP31 Pushes Clean Energy, Ag Co-ops Offer Hope – Food Tank https://www.diningandcooking.com/2634931/food-tanks-weekly-news-roundup-australia-cracks-down-on-food-waste-cop31-pushes-clean-energy-ag-co-ops-offer-hope-food-tank/ #Africa #AgriculturalCoOps #Australia #CleanCooking #CleanEnergy #ClimateFinance #COP31Presidency #food #FoodLoss #FoodWaste #investment

Hab heute meinen Kühlschrank aufgeräumt und drei vergessene Pakete Tofu gefunden, die seit Monaten "mindestens haltbar bis" überschritten haben. Riechtest, schmeckt, lebt. 🌱

Reminder: MHD ≠ Verfallsdatum. In Deutschland landen pro Jahr ~11 Mio Tonnen Lebensmittel im Müll, ein Drittel davon in Privathaushalten. Eure Nase weiß mehr als der aufgedruckte Tag.

#Nachhaltigkeit #FoodWaste #Klimawandel

"Solar drying towers could reduce food waste, researcher says"

#SolarPower #Energy #FoodWaste

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/05/solar-drying-towers-could-reduce-food-waste-researcher-says/

Gardeners offered free bags of compost https://www.allforgardening.com/1747159/gardeners-offered-free-bags-of-compost/ #compost #EastRidingOfYorkshire #FoodWaste #garden #GardenWaste #gardener #gardening #Pocklington #Withernsea

#WellingboroughEcoGroup -
#FoodSharers

"Food Sharers are focused on saving good food from going in the bin, and sharing food with people that want it. We’re not a food bank, we are purely a food reuse project that is open to anyone, and something that works for all ‘Food Sharers’ in the town that mutually benefits all organisations; and of course, benefiting people and planet too.

"We share food on Tuesdays between 12:00 and 6:00 and Thursdays between 10:00 and 2:00, at our #EcoHub at #SwanspoolPavilion, with surplus food from Food Sharers, retailers and community friends. We have lots of fresh fruit and veg, bread and other treats plus, the kettle’s on too if you fancy a coffee or tea! Your donations will also be shared with sharers!

"Food Sharers is a sharing community, it will evolve into a #CommunityFridge and food reuse café and it will include a food buying club for people to buy food in bulk from wholesalers. #Wellingborough Eco Group and ‘Food Sharers’ are not, nor will ever be a food bank. Food Sharers is simply a #FoodReuse project open to everyone.

Be a Food Sharer, share on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/foodsharer and at ECO HUB, Tuesdays 12-6 and Thursdays 10-2. Love food, hate waste, be a Food Sharer! "

https://wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk/eco/food-sharers/

#SolarPunkSunday #ZeroWaste #FoodSharing #BuildingCommunity #FoodWaste #WellingboroughUK

Kleines Klimaupdate aus der Küche: Heute Resteverwertung statt Wegschmeißen. 🥦

Wusstet ihr, dass Lebensmittelverschwendung für ~8% der globalen Treibhausgase verantwortlich ist? Würde Foodwaste ein Land sein, wäre es der drittgrößte CO₂-Emittent der Welt – direkt hinter den USA und China.

Der aufgewärmte Brokkoli schmeckt übrigens besser als gestern. 😌

#Klimawandel #Nachhaltigkeit #Foodwaste #Alltagsklima

40% of every calorie the U.S. grows rots in a landfill. Methane 80x more potent than CO2.

https://twp.ai/E59yDA: composting alone could equal taking 15 MILLION cars off the road for 30 years.

The supermarket's aesthetic standard. The planet's bill.

Today's Daily Gathering — plate, apothecary, politics of rot:

#ClimateAction #FoodWaste #Composting #Sustainability → https://twp.ai/9OUj16

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@tinker/116472176913970907

Heads up for any FOSS contributors and coders!

Or anyone that knows how to code web apps and wants to contribute to solarpunk activities, bringing about post-scarcity food security, or just helping feed people:

Rootable is a Free and Open Source app that helps local towns coordinate food rescue.

Website: https://rootable.org

Code Base: https://codeberg.org/rootable/

Food rescue is where local community groups go to a grocery store, bakery, restaurant, etc., and "glean" or gather up any GOOD FOOD that would otherwise be thrown away and get to it people who are hungry.

Reduces food waste.
Increased food security.

For more info on food waste, take a look at this John Oliver episode on Food Waste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8xwLWb0lLY

If you'd like to contribute code, fix bugs (usability, security, etc), assist in technical documentation or support, etc., please visit the git repo and pitch in.

If anyone needs contact info for the project lead, DM me.

This is an actively used app and helping with it directly helps feed people. This is a great way to build mutual aid projects.

#solarPunk #rootableApp #FOSS #foodWaste #foodRescue #foodSecurity #mutualAid #developers #solarPunkSunday #opensource #programming

🍮 Wissen zum Nachtisch: 🍨

Retröt: Tipps gegen #Lebensmittelverschwendung.

Rund 11 Mio. Tonnen #Lebensmittel landen jährlich in Deutschland im Müll. 🍎 Als #Verbraucher kann man einen kleinen Beitrag leisten, dass es weniger wird und gleichzeitig ‼️ #GeldSparen ‼️. Welche Dinge ich deshalb beachte, findet Ihr unter dem Link. 🌍

https://www.oekologisch-unterwegs.de/haushaltstipps/855-tipps-zur-vermeidung-von-lebensmittelverschwendung.html

#Nachhaltigkeit #LessWaste #Lebensmittelrettung #FoodWaste

In more unsprising news regarding factory farming. Factory farming is a huge part of the world's food wastage, due to unsanitry living conditions for the animals in it's "care". People really should consider switching to plant based

https://www.farmsanctuary.org/news-stories/factory-farming-is-fueling-food-waste/

#FoodWaste #AnimalCruelty #Veganism

"Greggs tweaks packaging, food waste and climate goals"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Greggs #Climate #FoodWaste

https://www.edie.net/greggs-tweaks-packaging-food-waste-and-climate-goals/

How to make buffet breakfasts less wasteful

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/04/14/how-to-make-buffet-breakfasts-less-wasteful

#HackerNews #buffetbreakfasts #sustainability #foodwaste #ecofriendly #breakfastinnovation

"Zero-waste community kitchens turn scraps into flavor-packed dishes"

#Food #FoodWaste

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/04/zero-waste-community-kitchens-turn-scraps-into-flavor-packed-dishes/

Food loss & waste (FLW) contributes 20% of global GHG emissions. Surplus production and overconsumption drive 60% of FLW-related emissions globally, with meat consumption accounting for 50% of these (even more in high-income countries): doi.org/10.1038/s415... #FoodWaste #Meat #Emissions #Climate

Misbehaviour dominates GHG emi...

Das #Leckerli zum Probieren:

#Lebensmittelverschwendung vermeiden mit #Apfelmuffins! 🍎🧁

Aus #Falläpfel oder anderen Äpfeln mit Druckstellen, die rasch verbraucht werden müssen, lassen sich köstliche #Muffins backen. Dafür sind nur wenige Zutaten erforderlich. 🍏✨

https://www.oekologisch-unterwegs.de/rezepte-zum-backen/1113-resteverwertung-lebensmittelverschwendung-vermeiden-resteverwertung-apfelmuffins.html

#Backen #Rezept #Nachhaltigkeit #FoodWaste

Food waste collections to roll out after deadline

Amy Woodward – Local Democracy Reporting Service Sat, April 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM UTC The council has been delivering free food waste caddies to households in Poole and Bournemouth Weekly food waste collections are due to roll out across Bournemouth and Poole from Monday. More than £…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #bournemouth #foodwaste #WasteDisposal
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2585736/food-waste-collections-to-roll-out-after-deadline/