{"help": "https://data.chorizoproject.eu/ro/api/3/action/help_show?name=datastore_search", "success": true, "result": {"include_total": true, "limit": 100, "records_format": "objects", "resource_id": "2022b34f-8492-4e48-a8d8-dad29500f795", "total_estimation_threshold": null, "records": [{"_id":1,"ACTION":"(NAME)","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"(BRIEF DESCRIPTION)","ACTORS INVOLVED":"(IMPLEMENTING ACTORS AND TARGET AUDIENCE)","DURATION":"(START AND END DATE\nOR ON-GOING)","COUNTRY":"(INTERNATIONAL \nNATIONAL \nREGIONAL\nMUNICIPAL)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"\n(PREVENTION\nRE-USE (HUMAN CONSUMPTION)\nRE-USE (ANIMAL FEED)\nRE-USE (BY-PRODUCTS) / RECYCLE (FOOD WASTE)\nRECYCLE (NUTRIENTS RECOVERY)\nRECOVERY (ENERGY)\nDISPOSAL)","SOURCE":"(WEB LINK OR JOURNAL SOURCE)"},{"_id":2,"ACTION":"","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"","ACTORS INVOLVED":"","DURATION":"","COUNTRY":"","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"","SOURCE":""},{"_id":3,"ACTION":"Primary Production","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"","ACTORS INVOLVED":"","DURATION":"","COUNTRY":"","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"","SOURCE":""},{"_id":4,"ACTION":"","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"","ACTORS INVOLVED":"","DURATION":"","COUNTRY":"","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"","SOURCE":""},{"_id":5,"ACTION":"Leaf No Waste ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Address food waste by combining plant fortification with sustainable compostable packaging, in order to have the commodity stay naturally fresh for as long as possible (compared to existing system). ","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Leaf No Wate (project), Technological Univerity Dublin\nTarget audience: Primary producers, retailers, consumers.","DURATION":"2022 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Ireland (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://horticultureconnected.ie/news/leaf-no-waste/"},{"_id":6,"ACTION":"Gleaning Network / Feedback ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Since 2012, Feedback’s Gleaning Network has worked with 60 farmers, 3,000 volunteers and numerous charities to rescue over 500 tonnes of fruits and vegetables that would otherwise be wasted. In 2019, expanded this network further, by training and supporting community groups across the country to run gleaning activities in their region. The Gleaning Network website contains a map to help farmers and volunteers find their nearest gleaning group, and a toolkit for use by existing and new gleaning groups.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implenting actor: Feedback (social enterprise)\nTarget audience: Farmers and general public","DURATION":"2012 - on-going","COUNTRY":"United Kingdom (national) ","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://feedbackglobal.org/campaigns/gleaning-network/"},{"_id":7,"ACTION":"Espigoladors ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Harvest fruits and vegetables that are not suitable for the market through gleanings with the help of volunteers. Most of the fruits and vegetables that are collected are distributed to social entities in order to reach people who do not have access to them. The other recovered produce are transformed into preserves and sold on-line while providing job opportunities to people at risk of social exclusion.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Espigoladors.\nTarget audience: Consumers and primary producers.","DURATION":"2014 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Spain (regional - Catalonia) ","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://espigoladors.cat/en/"},{"_id":8,"ACTION":"BARUXKA ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Buruxka is an initiative that emerged in Navarra (Spain) that aims to recover the practice of gleaning or \"respigamiento\", that is, recovering products that remain unharvested in the fields, and then working with charities / food banks to ensure the food goes to those in need.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Yerri Valley City Council, UPNA and INTIA, with the support of the Rural Development Plan – RDP of Navarra 2014-2020, through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: \"Europe invests in rural areas\" and the Government of Navarra.\nTarget audience: Individual citizens from all sectors.","DURATION":"2014 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Spain (regional - Navarra) ","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://yonodesperdicio.org/iniciativa/buruxka/"},{"_id":9,"ACTION":"SISTERS Project - Annual webinar: Combating food losses and waste at the primary production level ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"October 20, 2022, SISTER partner SAFE held a webinar to foster deeper inter-European cooperation. This was the first of four annual webinars focused on best practices and strategies to combat food waste and losses at the primary production level.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: SISTER Consortium.\nTarget audience: transport logistics.","DURATION":"2022 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Europe (SISTERS PROJECT/HORIZON EUROPE)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://sistersproject.eu/combating-food-losses-and-waste-at-the-primary-production-level/"},{"_id":10,"ACTION":"SISTERS Project - IT can help reducing food waste in Europe: here’s why! \n","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"The consortium works closely with primary producers and food actors to develop a Short Chain Platform and test it with different producers in different countries. With the ambition to help contribute to the reduction of food waste at the farmer level while increasing farmers' revenue.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: SISTER Consortium.\nTarget audience: all, from producers to individuals.","DURATION":"2022 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Europe (SISTERS PROJECT/HORIZON EUROPE)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://sistersproject.eu/it-can-help-reduce-food-waste-in-europe/"},{"_id":11,"ACTION":"FOLOU","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"The project will develop new methodologies and tools to reduce food losses and food waste in the primary sector. ","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda (DAAC), Catalan Waste Agency (ARC), and BETA Technology Centre.\nTarget audience: Primary producers, policy-makers.  ","DURATION":"2023 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Europe (FOLOU PROJECT/HORIZON EUROPE)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://betatechcenter.com/folou-situara-catalunya-com-a-referent-europeu-en-la-reduccio-del-malbaratament-alimentari/"},{"_id":12,"ACTION":"Grinsect ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"In the vertical insect protein manufacturing facility, the black soldier fly larvae are fed with food and feed industry biowaste. These larvae are one of the most promising candidates to transform low-value streams (grain, vegetables, fruits, and a wide range of stem residues) into high-quality protein and fat during a so-called bioconversion process. Feeding the larvae and utilizing their power in such a way is an environmentally conscious choice. Objective is to produce a premium animal protein with a low ecological footprint from biowaste and substrates otherwise untreated or useless to the production and processing sector.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: BSF Systems Ltd, suppliers of by-products/waste.\nTarget audience: Customers - mainly feed industry.","DURATION":"2018 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Hungary (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (animal feed)","SOURCE":"https://grinsect.com/en/"},{"_id":13,"ACTION":"Eat Grim (Eat Ugly)","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Development of a digital platform where can sell discarded ugly vegetables to restaurants and commercial kitchens. The goal is to reduce food waste in primary production. The start-up is selling discarded fruits and vegetables with box scheme through their on-line platform. ","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Partnership with GRIM, which develop the digital platform and webshop, Compass Group, REGA, Hotel- og Restaurantskolen, Stop Spild Af Mad, Plantepølsen og MaMam.\nTarget audience: Food services sector.","DURATION":"2018 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Denmark (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://theindexproject.org/award/nominees/5471"},{"_id":14,"ACTION":"Ministry of agriculture; Project: Hrana nije otpad; Guide to reducing food waste in primary production ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Methods and tips for identifying losses and reducing food waste through direct measurement and physical separation of food waste. ","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Ministry of Agriculture, the primary production sector.\nTarget audience: Primary production sector.","DURATION":"2019 - 2022","COUNTRY":"Croatia (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://poljoprivreda.gov.hr/UserDocsImages/dokumenti/hrana/vodici/Vodic_za_smanjenje_otpada_od_hrane_u_primarnoj_proizvodnji.pdf"},{"_id":15,"ACTION":"Bella Dentro ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"This small company buys aesthetically imperfect products from producers all over Italy and re-sells them to consumers. A laboratory for processing imperfect fruits and vegetables has been in operation since 2021.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Founders, Social cooperatives.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2018 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Italy (municipal - Milan)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.belladentro.org"},{"_id":16,"ACTION":"Alimentando","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Alimentando as an ODV and ONLUS wants to facilitate a reduction in individual and collective food waste, always safeguarding product quality. This is done through the collection of food raw materials that would otherwise be discarded by the distribution system, thus demonstrating that many products are unnecessarily discarded and can safely be consumed, while still respecting hygienic and sanitary regulations.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: NGO Alimentando, volunteers.\nTarget audience: Community, general public.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Italy (municipal - Pavia) ","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.alimentando.org/mission-vision/"},{"_id":17,"ACTION":"LAB3S","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Urban topsoil restoration, conducting research and work to reconstitute functional urban topsoils.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: iEES-Paris laboratory, EPT Est Ensemble.\nTarget audience: Municipality of Paris.","DURATION":"2019 - on-going","COUNTRY":"France (municipal - Paris, Est Ensemble)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://www.lab3s.fr/post/approfondir-les-techniques-de-restauration-des-sols-urbains-sur-le-territoire-d-est-ensemble "},{"_id":18,"ACTION":"Rescued Box ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Receive directly from the farm every week a recyclable box full of fresh fruits and vegetables, avoiding food waste derived from produce surplus, the use of plastic and contributing to the decrease of carbon footprint since the delivery routes are optimized. In addition, Rescued Box donates every week 10% of the proceeds to charity organizations to fight hunger in Cyprus.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: RescuedBox\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2020 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Cyrpus (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://rescuedbox.com/our-boxes/"},{"_id":19,"ACTION":"","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"","ACTORS INVOLVED":"","DURATION":"","COUNTRY":"","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"","SOURCE":""},{"_id":20,"ACTION":"Processing and Manufacturing (including valorisation)","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"","ACTORS INVOLVED":"","DURATION":"","COUNTRY":"","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"","SOURCE":""},{"_id":21,"ACTION":"","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"","ACTORS INVOLVED":"","DURATION":"","COUNTRY":"","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"","SOURCE":""},{"_id":22,"ACTION":"Apeel technology applied in Netto","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"German food retail discounter - extending the shelf-life of vegetables and fruits through coating, thereby reducing the likelihood of food waste.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Apeel-Coating applied in production and manufaturing before retail; retail stores sell the coated fruits and vegetables to consumers.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2020 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Germany (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://www.zugutfuerdietonne.de/fileadmin/zgfdt/sektorspezifische_Dialogforen/Gross-und_Einzelhandel/Dialogforum_Fallstudien-Sammlung.pdf"},{"_id":23,"ACTION":"Chr-Hansen´s CSR strategy","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"This is a general and overall Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy to contribute to actions against food waste. It is divided in three pillars: Using nature's own resources; delay spoilage with food cultures; committed to reducing yogurt waste by 2 million tons by 2025.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Chr-Hansen\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Denmark (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"(https://www.chr-hansen.com/en/sustainability/our-fight-against-food-waste) (https://taenk.dk/forbrugerliv/mad-og-indkoeb/app-undgaa-madspild-med-resten-appen)  "},{"_id":24,"ACTION":"Ministry of agriculture: Project: Hrana nije otpad; Guide to reducing food waste in food production and processing ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Keeping records makes it possible to identify the amount of food waste. Collected data is processed, and the results indicate the amount of food waste, which can help select target actions to reduce food waste.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Ministry of Agriculture, Production and the processing sector.\nTarget audience: Production and processing sector.","DURATION":"2019 - 2022","COUNTRY":"Croatia (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://poljoprivreda.gov.hr/UserDocsImages/dokumenti/hrana/vodici/Vodic_za_smanjenje_otpada_od_hrane_u_proizvodnji_i_preradi_hrane.pdf"},{"_id":25,"ACTION":"Biova Project ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Innovative start-up that focuses on reducing food waste through the creation of products that follow the principles of circular economy and upcycling.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Startups, Biova Project, La Orange.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Italy (national) ","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://www.biovaproject.com/"},{"_id":26,"ACTION":"City Compost for Sustainable Agriculture ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"The project aims to create the optimal compost possible that can be produced from urban food and green waste. This bio-waste will be shipped to a testing site owned by the University of Forestry located on the outskirts of the city. There, different compositions and ratios of bio-waste will be tested. The compost created by the project will later be used by small and medium-sized agricultural producers to boost the production of food, as well as supporting a more circular approach to both agriculture and urban waste.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"\nImplementing actors: ClimAccelerator Black Sea, Innovation Starter Accelerator, the program for ‘Women Participation in the Production of Agricultural Foods’.\nTarget audience: Households, food services sector, retail sector.","DURATION":"2022 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Bulgaria (municipal - Sofia)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (nutrients recovery)","SOURCE":"https://smartcitiesconnect.org/sofia-bulgaria-begins-composting-effort-at-open-air-market/"},{"_id":27,"ACTION":"Processing Residual Flows of Onions / Fresh Onions              ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Founded by Fresh Onions; process residual flow (onions that are too small and onion peels) into a product and sell it to existing B2B customers.      ","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implenting actors: Fresh Onions company with the support of Food from Food (involving organizations HAS, Bodec, Food Pilot, FI&S and Innovation Support Center).\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2018 - 2020","COUNTRY":"Belgium (regional - Flanders)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://www.foodfromfood.eu/verwerken-van-reststromen-uien"},{"_id":28,"ACTION":"Cookie of own…trot / SOWEPO ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"SOWEPO saw the opportunity to process the remaining trot from the nearby Sint Bernardus brewery, and came up with the idea of producing a cookie. The trot is combined with apple pulp as a natural sweetener.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: SOWEPO, VIVES university of Applied Sciences Roeselare, Flanders Food (Food from Food), VLAIO. \nTarget audience: Consumers and retail shops.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Belgium (regional - Flanders)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (by products from processing)","SOURCE":"https://www.flandersfood.com/nl/stories/sowepo.valordraf "},{"_id":29,"ACTION":"Responsible entrepreneurship with Poperinge's 'white gold' ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"The landscape of Poperinge in West Flanders has traditionally been strongly dominated by hop cultivation. Hops are especially popular as the most important raw material for beer. That the young offshoots of hop plants are very popular with top chefs and gourmets is less known. The Popering hop shoots are even called the 'white gold'. The tailor-made company SOWEPO produces products based on hop shoots. Under the name 'Houblonesse' produce regional products from hop shoots. When processing hops in a finished product, the stems of the hop plant, the hop shoots, are discarded. From these stems can extract ingredients that enhance the natural taste. As a result, they really add value to products such as caramel waffles, gin and, for example, cheese.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: SOWEPO, Flanders Food (Food from Food). \nTarget audience: Consumers and retail shops.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Brussels (municipal - Poperinge)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://www.flandersfood.com/nl/stories/sowepo.houblonesse "},{"_id":30,"ACTION":"Lantmannen ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Ensure a coordinated and efficient use of resources throughout the production of food, feed and energy. The raw materials that do not reach food quality are used for production of feed or ethanol. Lantmännen also works to use waste from its' processes, and also other producers' waste. The reuse of grain based waste and residues are an additional material in Lantmännen’s bio refinery. Make use of carbohydrate rich food waste such as pasta, bread and soda, to produce ethanol from it and thereby create a circular business.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Lantmannen\nTarget audience: Industry (for use in development of wide-range of consumer products).","DURATION":"2001 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Sweden (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (animal feed), Recovery (energy)","SOURCE":"https://www.lantmannen.com/sustainable-development/important-issues/food-waste/"},{"_id":31,"ACTION":"Valorization of food waste: biogas production and home composting\n","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Since 2014, waste directed to biogas production for transport sector, and for producing biofertiliser as a by-product. For those who prefer, the municipality also gives an option for home composting.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Municipality of Umeå, Vakin (local water and waste company).\nTarget audience: Households, businesses (biogas and biofertilizer).","DURATION":"2014 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Sweden (municipal - Umea)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recovery (energy)","SOURCE":"Municipality of Umea: https://www.umea.se/download/18.19a41f3a17567e789ef21d4/1604918341527/10.%20Eco-innovation%20and%20sustainable%20employment.pdf ; Municipality of Umea (2): https://www.umea.se/download/18.7588f853178ecee2e2c316b/1619593156754/Mat%20och%20klimat.pdf ; Municipality of Umea (3): https://www.umea.se/byggaboochmiljo/avfallochatervinning/komposteringochhushallsavfall.4.27a2de8b172da059ace1607.html "},{"_id":32,"ACTION":"Valorization of food waste from households, restaurants and commercial kitchens: biogas production for local buses and private passenger cards in the vicinity","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"The Municipality of Vaxjo and the regional waste management company (SSAM) transform foodwaste into biogas for city buses and passenger cars. There is a local gas station that lets people fill their cars with locally generated biogas. The remaining sludge is then diverted to arable lands to be used as fertilizer.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: SSAM,\nMunicipalities of Växjö, Lessebo and Tingsryd: biowaste from these municipalities goes to \nMunicipality of Växjö: running the biogas plant\n\nTarget audience: Retail and distribution, food services, and households in Växjö, Lessebo, and Tingsryd.\nLänstrafiken Kronoberg: regional public transport company, uses biogas for its fleet of buses.\nLocal petrol station: Individuals can fill their cars with locally produced biogas.","DURATION":"2012 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Sweden (municipal - Vaxjo)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recovery (energy)","SOURCE":"https://www.vaxjo.se/sidor/bygga-och-bo/vatten-och-avlopp/slam-och-biogas/biogas-som-fordonsbransle.html "},{"_id":33,"ACTION":"Wholy Greens","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Using left-over vegetables from the primary sector to make pasta and sell it on-line.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Wholy Greens.\nTarget audience: Consumers","DURATION":"2020 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Netherlands (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://wholygreens.com"},{"_id":34,"ACTION":"Instock ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"The startup has developed food waste products and sells them on-line - namely: two beers brewed with surplus bread, potatoes or raspberries, and a granola made out of the malt residue from beer production.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Instock.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2014 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Netherlands (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"(https://www.instock.nl/en/product/instock-beer/) (https://www.instock.nl/en/product/granola/)"},{"_id":35,"ACTION":"Upcyclen van reststromen","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Looking at how to make residual flows of our food valuable.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Municipality of Haarlem and Harlem Food Future.\nTarget audience: All stakeholders along the supply chain to obtain food waste and produce new, delicious, edible food.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Netherlands (municipal - Haarlem)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (by products from processing)","SOURCE":"https://haarlemfoodfuture.nl/upcyclen-van-reststromen/ "},{"_id":36,"ACTION":"Collection of Left-over Bread ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"It is prohibited to feed leftover bread to animals in Rotterdam. As an alternative, the municipality has installed 130 bread bins to collect bread all throughout the city. This bread is then fermented and green energy is produced with it.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Municipality of Rotterdam, GroenRotterdam\nTarget audience: Inhabitants of Rotterdam.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Netherlands (municipal - Rotterdam)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"(https://www.rotterdam.nl/brood) (https://www.groencollect.nl/nieuws/broodinzameling/rotterdam/) "},{"_id":37,"ACTION":"Helsieni ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Using used coffee grounds to grow mushrooms/selling starter kits.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Helsieni \nTarget audience: Consumers who make coffee at home.","DURATION":"2016 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Finland (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://www.helsieni.fi/en/home"},{"_id":38,"ACTION":"City Loops","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"The aim is to improve the recovery of nutrients from bio-waste streams into recycled products and to collaborate with citizens in implementing new collection and sorting processes to upgrade the quality of the collected waste.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Municipality of Mikkeli.\nTarget audience: Inhabitants of Mikkei.\n","DURATION":"2019 - 2023","COUNTRY":"Finland (municipal - Mikkeli)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (by products from processing)","SOURCE":"https://cityloops.eu/cities/mikkeli"},{"_id":39,"ACTION":"Riga: From Food Waste to Healthy Off-Season Food ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Turning the Getlini landfill into an environmentally friendly, innovative and ecological waste management site.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Municipality of Riga and Getlini EKO (waste disposal and treatment company)\nTarget audience: Producers (greenhouses), Consumers (energy). ","DURATION":"1997 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Latvia (municipal - Riga)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (nutrients recovery)","SOURCE":"https://www.milanurbanfoodpolicypact.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Brief-6-Riga-2016.pdf"},{"_id":40,"ACTION":"Esimperfect","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Transform recovered produce into preserves and sell them on-line while providing job opportunities to people at risk of social exclusion.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Espigoladors (gleaning), Central Kitchen (valorisation / processing) and Esimperfect (retail / selling). \nTarget audience: Consumers. ","DURATION":"2018 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Spain (national) ","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://esimperfect.com/en/"},{"_id":41,"ACTION":"Panduru \n","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Circular Confectionery Panduru Economía Circular SLL is a company led by two Asturian entrepreneurs that transforms surplus bakery bread into delicious pastries, thus contributing to reducing food waste.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Panduru.\nTarget audience: Individual citizens from all sectors.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Spain (regional - Asturias)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://panduru.es/"},{"_id":42,"ACTION":"VALUEWASTE ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Turning bio-waste into bioproducts (fertilizers, foodstuff / feed ingredients, biogas for plant functioning). Already initiated in La Flota neighborhood and some markets, targeting households and businesses.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Murcia City Council, various project partners (see list).\nTarget audience: Households, retail and distribution in La Flota neighborhood. ","DURATION":"2018 - 2022","COUNTRY":"Spain (municipal - Murcia)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (by products from processing), Recovery (energy), Re-use (animal feed)","SOURCE":"https://www.estrategiamurcia.es/upload/2021/11/Murcia-s-Circular-Economy-Strategy.pdf "},{"_id":43,"ACTION":"Cerveza Sr. Mendrugo","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Making beer with surplus bread.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor:  Industrias Lácteas Pascual SA\nTarget audience: Individual citizens from all sectors.","DURATION":"2014 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Spain (regional - Burgos)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://mendrugobeer.com"},{"_id":44,"ACTION":"Liebe^2 (love squared) ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"The goal is to reduce food waste, by giving fruits and vegetables, which were neither sold nor given away to civil society redistributors. Aiming to expand the machanism to more food products. ","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: EDEKA Minden-Hannover uses fruits and vegetables, which were not sold or given to redistributors to produce marmelade and chutneys, primary producers, retailers.\nTarget audience: Redistributing organizations, consumers.","DURATION":"2018 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Germany (regional)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.zugutfuerdietonne.de/fileadmin/zgfdt/sektorspezifische_Dialogforen/Gross-und_Einzelhandel/Dialogforum_Fallstudien-Sammlung.pdf"},{"_id":45,"ACTION":"VIRESOL","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Viresol Ltd is a wheat starch factory. Utilise their by-products (waste starch) by producing animal feed, alcohol and biogas thereby utilising 99% of raw materials.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Viresol Ltd.\nTarget audience: Buyers of feed, alcohol, biogas.","DURATION":"2015 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Hungary (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (by products from processing)","SOURCE":"https://maradeknelkul.hu/2021/10/22/elelmiszerpazarlas-megelozeseert-dijban-reszesult-a-viresol-es-a-munch/"},{"_id":46,"ACTION":"Ételment?","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Ételment? utlises a beer by-product, beer marc to produce granolas. Create food products that are made exclusively from raw materials that are either considered \"waste\" for aesthetic reasons, or because the raw material is only partially necessary for the product made by the given food industry company.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: TransFoodMission Ltd producing and selling the products.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2021 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Hungary (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (by products from processing)","SOURCE":"https://www.etelmento.com/"},{"_id":47,"ACTION":"Sewage sludge and food waste as feedstocks for electricity generation ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Budapest uses sewage sludge and food waste as feedstocks for electricity generation.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Municipality of Budapest.\nTarget audience: Food waste collected from households in the city.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Hungary (municipal - Budapest)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recovery (energy)","SOURCE":"https://m.fcsmzrt.hu/hu/szolgaltatasok/bioenergiatermeles"},{"_id":48,"ACTION":"Déifferdenger Pléckerten ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"In this village, young and old collaborate, to pick fruit, process it and prevent it from rotting.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Municipality of Differdingen; Civil Society Organisations: Youth Centre, Club Senior. \nTarget audience: Volunteers (residents).","DURATION":"2020","COUNTRY":"Luxembourg (municipal - Differdingen)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://antigaspi.lu/en/initiatives/deifferdenger-pleckerten-3/"},{"_id":49,"ACTION":"La Panetière des Hameaux","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"The Panetière des Hameaux is a tambourine in France that makes cookies made with stale bread. In this way it reduces the waste of food.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: La Panetiere des Hameaux, associations.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2015 - on-going","COUNTRY":"France (municipal - Pornic and Nantes)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://yonodesperdicio.org/iniciativa/galletas-con-restos-de-pan/"},{"_id":50,"ACTION":"Bio-waste collecting ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Bio-waste valorisation for energy production.\nThe City of Paris has been addressing the collection of food waste since 2017, as part of the law on energy transition which requires that all French cities offer a system for collecting food waste at source by 2024.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Municipality of Paris.\nTarget audience: Households, businesses.","DURATION":"2017 - on-going","COUNTRY":"France (municipal - Paris)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recovery (energy)","SOURCE":"https://www.paris.fr/pages/collecte-des-dechets-alimentaires-7092 "},{"_id":51,"ACTION":"AVARE","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"The objective of AVARE (Adding Value in Resource Effective Food Systems) is to minimize food waste. The project conducts research aiming at generating bio-based products with food waste. The European project combines research institutes from Finland, Norway, Sweden and Germany.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: NORSUS - Norwegian Institute for Sustainability Research,\nTechnische Universität Berlin (Bioprocess Engineering),\nSwedish University of Agricultural Science (SLU),\nNatural Resources Institute Finland,\nMünster University of Applied Sciences - Institute of Sustainable Nutrition (iSuN).\nTarget audience: Scientific community, policy-makers.","DURATION":"2018 - 2021","COUNTRY":"Europe (Finland, Norway, Sweden and Germany)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://www.susfood-avare.com"},{"_id":52,"ACTION":"Food Surplus Management ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Food Surplus Management Limited (FSM) is an Irish owned company who specialise in recovery and recycling of short-dated and out of date food products, and packaging for the manufacturing, wholesale and retail food and drinks industry. Servicing over 150 hotels and restaurants nationwide. FSM operates two licensed facilities in Co. Meath, where de-pack and recover all the food waste for anaerobic digestion (energy).","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Food Surplus Management\nTarget audience: Food Services, retail, and the biogas industry","DURATION":"2004 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Ireland (national) ","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recovery (energy)","SOURCE":"https://fsm.ie"},{"_id":53,"ACTION":"Krut ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"A company processing over-produced or imperfect vegetables into Kimchi and Kombucha.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Krut, conventional and organic producers.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Austria (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://krut.cc/pages/uber-uns"},{"_id":54,"ACTION":"Žganjekuha Krži?: Brodka spirit drink (brandy) ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Use of old bread and scraps for processing into brandy.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Brodka Brandy. \nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2017 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Slovenia (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"http://www.zganjekuha-krzic.si/izdelki/gostinski-program/robidovec/"},{"_id":55,"ACTION":"Atlantic Droga Kolinska d.o.o.: chicken pate Argeta ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Argeta collects food waste suitable for further processing or recycling and food waste destined for conversion into animal food (pet food).","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Argeta\nTarget audience: Processing and recycling sectors, animal food producers.","DURATION":"2018 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Slovenia (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (animal feed)","SOURCE":" https://www.argeta.com/app/uploads/2022/08/Trajnostno-porocilo-blagovne-znamke-Argeta-2021_22.pdf "},{"_id":56,"ACTION":"Pulp and Paper Institute: CIP brand Circular Innovative Papers ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Tomato stalk waste is used to make paper as well as biodegradable packaging safe for food contact.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Pulp and Paper Institute.\nTarget audience: Paper and paper-related packaging industry, consumers.","DURATION":"2021 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Slovenia (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://icp-lj.si/cip/"},{"_id":57,"ACTION":"Urban Soil 4 Food ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Biowaste to compost. The main goal of the project is to use the city’s waste to produce and valorise new products and food using an innovative process to produce urban soil, with the aim to increase local food self-sufficiency and minimise the environmental footprint of the city of Maribor.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Municipality of Maribor, UIA, collaborators.\nTarget audience: Inhabitants of Maribor, various businesses.","DURATION":"2018 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Slovenia (municipal - Maribor)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (nutrients recovery)","SOURCE":"https://uia-initiative.eu/en/uia-cities/maribor "},{"_id":58,"ACTION":"ERA Chair for Food (By-) Products Valorisation Technologies of the Estonian University of Life Sciences?","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Bring structural changes to universities and research institutions in the “widening” EU countries like Estonia. Establish a new internationally recognized research team, and recruit a top-level researcher/research manager (ERA Chair holder) to lead this interdisciplinary, inter-unit entity, formed based on a joint effort by the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences of EMU.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Estonian University of Life Sciences.\nTarget audience: Researchers.  ","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Estonia (national and international)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://www.valortecherachair.com/ "},{"_id":59,"ACTION":"Romerike biogas plant","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Turning biowaste into energy & biofertilizers: Romerike plant. The plant treats waste from households combined with industrial biowaste. The waste is converted to biogas and biofertiliser. The biogas is further refined into methane and liquified for use in transport. ","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Oslo City Council.\nTarget audience: Households, industrial productors of food, commercial activities that generate food waste.","DURATION":"2013 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Norway (municipal - Oslo)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recovery (energy)","SOURCE":"https://www.cambi.com/resources/references/europe/norway/oslo-romerike-biogas-plant/"},{"_id":60,"ACTION":"Centralized treatment of bio-waste / Nutrimais ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Collection of bio-waste that comes from different sources (households, restaurants-caterers-businesses, events) to produce high-quality organic compost: Nutrimais. Anaerobic digestion units are being developed.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: LIPOR.\nTarget audience: Households, restaurants and caterers.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Portugal (regional - Porto)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (nutrients recovery)","SOURCE":"(https://www.lipor.pt/en/recover/organic-recovery/composting-plant/) (https://nutrimais.pt/)"},{"_id":61,"ACTION":"Valorisation of by-products from carrot production / Verduyn                        ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"An approach to deal with by-products for Verduyn. Founded in collaboration with the Food Heroes project. The pieces of carrot that used to fall off the belt are now  collected and used to make something new and tasty. ","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Verduyn.\nTarget audience: Consumers. ","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Belgium (regional - Flanders)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://www.flandersfood.com/nl/stories/verduyn.sap&soep   "},{"_id":62,"ACTION":"Valorisation of the cauliflower waste streams into cauliflower rice / Greenyard","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Transforming the 'waste' that was left behind on the land when cauliflower was harvested. ","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Greenyard in collaboration with Flanders' FOOD. ILVO tested all kinds of valorisation paths and product ideas from Greenyard in a laboratory and on a pilot scale.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2014 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Belgium (regional - Flanders)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://www.flandersfood.com/nl/stories/Greenyard.bloemkoolrijst"},{"_id":63,"ACTION":"Valorisation of chicory ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Chicory by-products from chicory cultivation into a chicory croquette.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: The Food from Food project/Flanders Food. Chicory grower COOLS and snack factory GASTRONELLO. \nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2019 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Belgium (regional - Flanders)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://www.flandersfood.com/nl/artikel/2019/FoodfromFoodstories_witloof"},{"_id":64,"ACTION":"Best of Waste","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Process residual fruit into a healthy and long-lasting product in collaboration with the partners of Food From Food. One initiative done by the project is 'Boost your life with BES't!'. Five to ten tons of soft fruit from the Wilderhof company does not find its destination in the regular retail circuit because it is not of desired size, is damaged or deformed. Wilderhof has now found a destination for part of this 'non-premium fruit'. It is used to produce fresh juice.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Wilderhof's best of waste project involves collaboration with ILVO, Innovatie steunpunt, HAS Hogeschool and Flanders' Food. Targeted audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Belgium (regional - Borgloon in the Flemish province of Limburg)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://www.foodfromfood.eu/best-waste) (https://wilderhof.be/"},{"_id":65,"ACTION":"Rabot on your plate","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Make artisanal products, such as pesto, from harvest surplusses.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: De Site, and the Social Grocery Pannestraat.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Belgium (regional - Flanders)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"http://www.rabotsite.be/nl/actueel/61/rabot-op-je-bord"},{"_id":66,"ACTION":"Collection and valorisation of orange peels ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Collection and valorisation of orange peels.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Welfood sa (ZUMEX), IRiSib, GLIMPS, urbiKe and Recyclo.\nTarget audience: Food service and retail industry that offer minute-squeezed orange juice, and consumers.","DURATION":"On-going","COUNTRY":"Belgium (regional - Flanders)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Recycle (food waste)","SOURCE":"https://www.recyclo.coop/projets"},{"_id":67,"ACTION":"","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"","ACTORS INVOLVED":"","DURATION":"","COUNTRY":"","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"","SOURCE":""},{"_id":68,"ACTION":"Transportation","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"","ACTORS INVOLVED":"","DURATION":"","COUNTRY":"","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"","SOURCE":""},{"_id":69,"ACTION":"","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"","ACTORS INVOLVED":"","DURATION":"","COUNTRY":"","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"","SOURCE":""},{"_id":70,"ACTION":"FoodSense: Connecting Sensors and Cloud to Track Food Waste","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"In the last few years, significant efforts have been made to introduce new solutions in the field of temperature monitoring for transport logistics. Monitoring temperature is a key aspect of food safety that can be used to prevent food waste and guarantee consumer satisfaction. The technology is currently growing fast and there are many new solutions on offer—but they are not yet widely used.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: SISTER Consortium.\nTarget audience: transport logistics.","DURATION":"2022 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Europe (SISTERS PROJECT/HORIZON EUROPE)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://sistersproject.eu/connecting-sensors-and-cloud-to-track-food-waste/"},{"_id":71,"ACTION":"Internet of Things helping reduce food loss and waste \n","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"The ImaR (Intelligent Mechatronic and RFID) Research Centre in the Munster Technological University (Ireland) is using their expertise in the SISTERS project to monitor the environmental conditions that pervade in the Logistics Phase of the food supply chain. The monitoring of environmental conditions during transport is an indicator of the freshness of food produce and provides valuable information that is used to design solutions that may be able to minimise the volume of food loss and waste during the transport phase.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: SISTER Consortium.\nTarget audience: primary production.","DURATION":"2022 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Europe (SISTERS PROJECT/HORIZON EUROPE)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://sistersproject.eu/internet-of-things-helping-reduce-food-loss-and-waste/"},{"_id":72,"ACTION":"","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"","ACTORS INVOLVED":"","DURATION":"","COUNTRY":"","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"","SOURCE":""},{"_id":73,"ACTION":"Retail","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"","ACTORS INVOLVED":"","DURATION":"","COUNTRY":"","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"","SOURCE":""},{"_id":74,"ACTION":"","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"","ACTORS INVOLVED":"","DURATION":"","COUNTRY":"","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"","SOURCE":""},{"_id":75,"ACTION":"Perfectly Imperfect and TESCO","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Package and sell fruits and vegetables that are at risk of going to waste due to aesthetics.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Tesco (food retailer).\nTarget audience: Tesco customers.","DURATION":"2016 - on-going","COUNTRY":"United Kingdom (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.tescoplc.com/news/2021/wonky-veg-5th-anniversary"},{"_id":76,"ACTION":"SPAR and Gander ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"The Gander platform will enable retailers to automatically display to shoppers, in real-time, all reduced-to-clear food on the shelves within their local SPAR store.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: SPAR (food retail company) and Gander (company/app).\nTarget Audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2021 - on-going","COUNTRY":"United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) ","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://spar-international.com/news/spar-partners-with-gander-to-fight-food-waste"},{"_id":77,"ACTION":"Coop and WhyWaste ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Whywaste’s solution Semafor Deli helps the personnel work more efficiently and keep track of all areas of the deli counter, while also ensuring that all food safety requirements are met. The system alerts personnel if there any products on the counter that are at risk of becoming waste so that the personnel can take proactive, preventative, measures.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: WhyWaste, Coop.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2021 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Sweden (national) ","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"(https://www.whywaste.com) (https://www.whywaste.com/news/whywaste-and-coop-sweden-enter-central-agreement-to-reduce-waste-from-deli-counters)"},{"_id":78,"ACTION":"Matsmart ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Sells on-line surplus food that would be otherwise thrown away due to packaging or short expiry dates.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Matsmart (company on-line).\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2013 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Sweden (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.matsmart.se"},{"_id":79,"ACTION":"Karma","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"App connecting surplus food from retailers to consumers for a lower price.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Karma (company/app).\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2016 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Sweden (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://old.karma.life/about"},{"_id":80,"ACTION":"Carrefour Poland","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Price reductions up to 90% for food with a short shelf-life / soon to expire.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Carrefour Poland (food retail company)\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2021 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Poland (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.esmmagazine.com/retail/carrefour-initiative-stop-food-waste-119650"},{"_id":81,"ACTION":"Foodsi","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"App allows customers to buy surplus food from food retailers and thereby save it from going to waste.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Foodsi (company/app).\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2019 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Poland (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"(https://www.eu-startups.com/2022/09/warsaw-based-foodsi-just-raised-e1-24-million-to-combat-food-waste-together-with-shops-and-restaurants/) (https://www.foodsi.pl)"},{"_id":82,"ACTION":"AH Overblijvers/Albert Heijn","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Products that are left over at the end of the day and have an approaching expiration date, or are going out of stock. These are then offered to customers at reduced prices.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Albert Heijn (food retailer).\nTarget audience: Albert Heijn customers/consumers.","DURATION":"2022 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Netherlands (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"(https://nieuws.ah.nl/ah-overblijvers-vanaf-vandaag-in-alle-albert-heijn-winkels) (https://www.esmmagazine.com/retail/albert-heijn-launches-new-food-waste-prevention-programme-206783)"},{"_id":83,"ACTION":"Best For ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Grocery store that sells at reduced price food products whose season has passed, are near expiry, or which have been overproduced.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Best For.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2016 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Norway (municipal - Oslo)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/17/how-norway-is-selling-out-of-date-food-to-help-tackle-waste"},{"_id":84,"ACTION":"Foodlist","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"App that connects grocery stores with surplus food to consumers who wish to buy it at a reduced rate or charities that will take the donation.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Foodlist, charities.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2016 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Norway (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.foodlist.no"},{"_id":85,"ACTION":"REIF: resource efficient, economic and intelligent foodchain","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Using artificial intelligence to save food. Also covers production and processing. Develop and test an AI tool, which will help to reduce food waste along the entire food-chain up to the retail sector.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Project partners from the sectors of primary production, retail, research, NGOs and technology. \nTarget audience: All actors along the supply chain.","DURATION":"2019 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Germany (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://www.cscp.org/our-work/reif/"},{"_id":86,"ACTION":"Alnatura's goal of 100% redistribution","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Better collaboration with redistribution sector, target: 100 percent of stores.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Alnatura, redistribution sector: Tafel, Too Good to Go; Scientific: Thünen Institut.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2015 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Germany (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.zugutfuerdietonne.de/fileadmin/zgfdt/sektorspezifische_Dialogforen/Gross-und_Einzelhandel/Dialogforum_Fallstudien-Sammlung.pdf"},{"_id":87,"ACTION":"BIO COMPANY ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Reduces leftover baking goods by introducing new controlling software FoodTracks. Goal of reducing food waste in bakeries, by optimizing the purchasing and editing the product range. Regular review in sustainability report.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Sales & Distribution department of BIO COMPANY, decided to implement the FoodTracks tool; the purchasing department, the IT team and the local employees of three stores were invoved in testing the tool. FoodTracks offered courses for the BIO COMPANY employees to use the tool. \nTarget audience: BIO COMPANY employees.","DURATION":"2021 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Germany (regional - Berlin and Brandenburg)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://www.zugutfuerdietonne.de/fileadmin/zgfdt/sektorspezifische_Dialogforen/Gross-und_Einzelhandel/Dialogforum_Fallstudien-Sammlung.pdf"},{"_id":88,"ACTION":"Metro \"Frische Gastro Deals\" ","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Reducing food waste by selling products with different kind of disadvantages at a reduced price.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: METRO employees in the wholesale stores. \nTarget audience: Mainly purchasers from the gastronomy sector.","DURATION":"2021 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Germany (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.zugutfuerdietonne.de/fileadmin/zgfdt/sektorspezifische_Dialogforen/Gross-und_Einzelhandel/Dialogforum_Fallstudien-Sammlung.pdf"},{"_id":89,"ACTION":"#Goodbuy Transgourmet","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Reduced price on and selling products close to \"best-before\" date.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Transgourmet wholesale eCommerce employee manages a central list of the reduced prices. \nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2021 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Germany (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.zugutfuerdietonne.de/fileadmin/zgfdt/sektorspezifische_Dialogforen/Gross-und_Einzelhandel/Dialogforum_Fallstudien-Sammlung.pdf"},{"_id":90,"ACTION":"VollCorner \"Marketing von Suboptimal Food im Öko-Handel\"","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Scientific test on optically imperfect carotts; selling carrots with optical imperfections, measuring how unusual the carrots can look until they are not purchased anymore. Also, testing the effect of different communication strategies and price reduction.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: VollCorner, Universität Kassel/Witzenhausen, farmers.\nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2021 (Q1)","COUNTRY":"Germany (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.zugutfuerdietonne.de/fileadmin/zgfdt/sektorspezifische_Dialogforen/Gross-und_Einzelhandel/Dialogforum_Fallstudien-Sammlung.pdf"},{"_id":91,"ACTION":"CHEFS CULINAR","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Weight measurements for redistribution. Measuring the exact amount of food in kilograms which is given to the redistribution sector, by weighing every donation and substracting the weight of the packaging.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Chef Culinar (wholesale). \nTarget audience: Redistribution sector.","DURATION":"2021 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Germany (municipal)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.zugutfuerdietonne.de/fileadmin/zgfdt/sektorspezifische_Dialogforen/Gross-und_Einzelhandel/Dialogforum_Fallstudien-Sammlung.pdf"},{"_id":92,"ACTION":"Lehmann natur employment benefits","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Giving boxes of fruits and vegetables to employees at the end of each week and providing meals, both based on fruits and vegetables that could not be sold.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: Lehmann natur (organic fruit and vegetable wholesale)\nTarget audience: Employees.","DURATION":"2019 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Germany (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.zugutfuerdietonne.de/fileadmin/zgfdt/sektorspezifische_Dialogforen/Gross-und_Einzelhandel/Dialogforum_Fallstudien-Sammlung.pdf"},{"_id":93,"ACTION":"REWE","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Weighing food waste to create more precise measurements. Developing a better indicator for the amount of food waste generated, based on the depreciation data.","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actor: REWE, PENNY, Thünen-Institut.\nTarget audience: Retail sector.","DURATION":"2021","COUNTRY":"Germany (national)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Prevention","SOURCE":"https://www.zugutfuerdietonne.de/fileadmin/zgfdt/sektorspezifische_Dialogforen/Gross-und_Einzelhandel/Dialogforum_Fallstudien-Sammlung.pdf"},{"_id":94,"ACTION":"\"Die etwas Anderen\" Kaufland","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Selling fruits and vegetables with optical imperfections. Reducing food waste by allowing primary production to market products which are below typical optical norms. ","ACTORS INVOLVED":"Implementing actors: Kaufland (retailer) initiated the product range and marketing. Primary production supplies the fruits and vegetables with optical imperfections. \nTarget audience: Consumers.","DURATION":"2019 - on-going","COUNTRY":"Germany (municipal)","ROLE OF THE ACTION":"Re-use (human consumption)","SOURCE":"https://www.wko.at/branchen/handel/lebensmittelhandel/broschuere-vermeidung-lebensmittelabfaelle.pdf"},{"_id":95,"ACTION":"\"Rettertüte\"(saviour bag/rescue bag) initiative by LIDL","GOALS/OBJECTIVES":"Reducing food waste by selling products, which are usually not sold anymore. 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