The toolkit was developed as part of the European Consumer Food Waste Forum project and it was launched on 5 June 2024 during a public event
Learn how to use the toolkit
Take action to reduce consumer food waste - check out the tools from the European Consumer Food Waste Forum and learn how to use them in practice!
Watch this video to find out more!(with subtitles in 7 languages)
Video tutorials
(with subtitles in 7 languages)
(with subtitles in 7 languages)
(with subtitles in 7 languages)
Practical tools
Leaflets (available in all EU languages)
Key resources
Executive summary:
Tools, best practices and recommendations to reduce consumer food waste - A compendium
Tools, best practices and recommendations to reduce consumer food waste - A compendium
(Available in 24 languages)
Other resources
A Guide: Changing Behavior to Help More People Waste Less Food, by the Champions 12.3 coalition
Technical Report: Food waste prevention calculator and Food waste action planner
Evaluation for food waste prevention actions:
Food waste quantification at national level:
| Originally Published | Last Updated | 13 Feb 2024 | 11 Jul 2025 |
| Related organisation(s) | DG SANTE - DG for Health and Food Safety |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Bioeconomy | Sustainable food system |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | food wasteconsumer behaviourSustainable development goalsOrganic waste |
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