The Joint Research Centre, in collaboration with the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), is setting up a multi-disciplinary forum to address consumer food waste. Researchers and practitioners will...

An ambitious draft bill to cut food waste has been approved by the Spanish government.

Dried banana peels zapped with a powerful lamp can be instantly turned into renewable energy. Scientists have discovered a new method of extracting hydrogen that could...

The idea is to transform orange peels into a locally made and ecological alternative to plastic that would not only be generated by renewable resources but also biodegradable.

This toolkit is designed to build upon a research project led by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) called ‘Making Eat Together’, which engaged several schools in 3...

Food loss and waste reduction should be seen as a means toward achieving other objectives, including improving food security and nutrition, reducing greenhouse gas...

In a year when everyone is focused on eating well for less as the cost of living soars, we take a look at how consumers can protect the planet and their pocket...

Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction

Healthier, more sustainable and more equitable food systems have a key role to deliver progress on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study aims...

In light of the dire food security situation and high food prices, after two years of COVID-19 pandemic and the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Commission is stepping up its...