Hungarians throw away less food than the EU average
Eurostat’s latest report is available, which shows that almost 57 million tonnes of food (127 kg per capita) is wasted through the whole food chain in a year. Households account for 55% of this waste: the average EU citizen throws away 70 kg of food every year. With 66...
The heroes were choosen by the Hungarian Lidl and Wasteless
Lidl Hungary’s educational programme, with the professional support of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), drew the attention of schoolchildren to the problem of food waste and its prevention, came to an end. In the framework of the Food Heroes competition, food saving champions were sought, and the...
Wasteless Easter competition
Hungarian households waste 300 000 tonnes of food every year, enough to feed half a million people for a year. This huge amount of food produced and bought in excess is not only a moral and economic issue, but also one of the most significant environmental problems that requires...
Catering and Sustainability Conference
The Catering and Sustainability conference was organized on March 3, 2022 at Hungexpo, organized by the National Association of Caterers and Food Managers (KÖZSZÖV). Nébih also participated in the event as an organizing partner. After the opening speech of Dr. Márton Oravecz, President of Nébih, the performers talked...
With the power of community against food waste
Wasteless, Nebih’s food waste prevention programme, turned five in 2021. The celebration was scheduled for 29 September, for the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste by the Office. On this occasion, a social media challenge was announced under the title ‘I am not going to...
Wasteless is on TEDxDanubia Countdown
Wasteless as an exhibitor participated in TEDxDanubia Countdown which took place in Vígszínház in Budapest, on 20 September 2021. The event, focused on climate protection and climate responsibility, created good opportunities to raise consumers’ awareness about mitigation of food waste and shaping their habits. Wasteless’ staff offered different...
Wasteless: virtual lesson in ‘Fészek’ Waldorf School, Solymár
Within the framework of Sustainability Thematic Week*, the students of 12th grade of Fészek Waldorf Iskola, Gimnázium és Alapfokú Művészeti Iskola, Solymár joined in an online lesson focusing on the sustainable consumption. This subject was explored with the support of the Wasteless’ group of Nébih. The virtual lesson plan...
The wrapped truth: Nébih Round table about single-use plastic packaging
The reduction of single-use plastic packaging was the subject of the 6th Roundtable of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) on March 25, 2021. In addition to the representatives from the food industry, retail, catering and national authority, experts in the field of packaging technology also participated the...
New Hungarian data: Food waste decreased in households by 4 percent
On the occasion of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste the National Food Chain Safety Office published the results of the most recent Hungarian household food waste measurement, which was conducted in the end of 2019 involving 165 households. Research methodology was based on the EU...
New website for educational materials
The National Food Chain Safety Office’s educational materials have been collected on a new website, available at: nebihoktatas.hu. On this page, the teachers can easily find the existing materials for children of age 4-14 in form of children’s books, audios, animations, editable presentations, games, guide for pedagogues, aiming at food...