In this contribution we quantify the potential to reduce the discharge of excess nutrients with European wastewater, by modelling pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and the costs of measures under various scenarios...
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Transforming agri-food systems to make them more efficient, inclusive and sustainable is key to prevent food loss and waste from continuing to undermine efforts to eradicate hunger, improve...
Ireland’s first national Bioeconomy Action Plan was published during Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2023. The ‘Bioeconomy Action Plan 2023-2025’ includes 33 actions...
Rethinking waste and new ways to reuse it: the bioeconomy as an opportunity for regional development
This interdisciplinary conference brings together food producers, waste managers, bio-based industries, academics and politicians to discuss the agri-food sector’s transition towards a circular bioeconomy.
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NaturKlima, San Sebastián, Spain or online
Food waste is a pressing issue that has significant environmental, social, and economic consequences. In line with its commitment to the global Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3 of halving...
Consumer food waste at the household level results from a complex set of behaviours. These are influenced by psychological, sociocultural and economic factors such as awareness, attitudes, knowledge...
The amendment to Directive 2008/98/EC on Waste (European Parliament and of the Council, 2018) establishes an annual reporting obligation for Member States (MSs) on food waste generation, following a common...
The European Consumer Food Waste Forum, to which the Competence Centre on Behavioural Insights contributed, gathered data and identified a variety of evidence-based, practical solutions to reduce food...
Behavioural interventions, such as nudges, are increasingly being proposed to achieve behavioural change, such as reducing consumer food waste. Consumer food waste is a pertinent...
Food waste is a global concern already identified to be addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals (12.3) and the EU policy agenda under the Circular Economy Action Plan...