DAY 7 Zero Waste Challenge: Food Scraps & Composting

DAY 7 Zero Waste Challenge: Food Scraps & Composting

September 07, 2018 0



Composting food scraps at home could be one of the most important aspect of home composting, if not the most important one. And that is because there is not a day in which you don't have some vegetable and fruit waste, tea bags, coffee grounds, bread, grains etc. Composting at home can be one wise decision on your part and the environment will thank you for that.

Here are some facts on food waste in Europe:


  • In the EU, an estimated 20% of the total food produced is lost or wasted, while 55 million people cannot afford a quality meal every second day.
  • Households generate more than half of the total food waste in the EU (47 million tonnes) with 70% of food waste arising at household, food service and retail (FUSIONS, 2016).
  • Globally, approximately a third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted.

  • In the EU, around 88 million tonnes of food waste are generated annually with associated costs estimated at 143 billion euros (FUSIONS, 2016).

Food loss and waste in industrialized countries is as high as in developing countries, but their distribution is different:
  •   In developing countries, over 40% of food loss happen after harvest and during processing;
  •   In industrialized countries, over 40% occurs at retail and consumer level.


Wasting food is not only an ethical and economic issue but it also depletes the environment of limited natural resources. By reducing food loss and waste to help achieve Sustainable Development Goals, we can also:

  • support the fight against climate change (food waste alone generates about 8% of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions)  
  • save nutritious food for redistribution to those in need, helping to eradicate hunger and malnutrition (some 55 million people in the EU cannot afford a quality meal every second day).
  • save money for farmers, companies and households.

Challenge:


Get a bigger bucket, put it in a corner outside and start your composting journey. Try to find some information on whether there are people around your neighborhood that could use the compost. I am sure that anyone who has a garden would gladly accept it.
To help you out a little bit we gathered some ideas that might make this easier for you, just click here and choose what fits you best.

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