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...
Food stockpiling giude for consumers
The Wasteless programme published a food stockpiling guide for consumers, in relation to the pandemic situation. The guide gives hints about importance of a maximum of two-weeks food reserve, its optimal amount and composition considering an average adult’s nutritional needs, and also provides useful tips about preventing food waste. The...
Which habits should be targeted for food waste reduction? – New research in the field
The research team of the Wasteless programme published a study which aimed to explore behavioural patterns behind household food waste with partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The results show that the main reason for food wastage is consumer habit in field of food handling and preparation, which underlines...
Donation of surplus food: Half a ton of food have been saved from COVID food reserves
The COVID-19 epidemic has been resulted in the hoarding of food reserves in many households. For this reason the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) and the Hungarian Food Bank Association has established a possibility for the public for donation of the surplus food. During the action 576 kg...
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...
Drawing contest for school children about food waste prevention
Due to measures taken to restrict the epidemic, children are not allowed to attend schools, thus the classic school programme activities of Wasteless had to be replaced. For this reason, the National Food Chain Safety Office launched in April 2020 a drawing contest about food waste prevention, targeting 8-...
Rimini – no remain
The team Wasteless was invited by EASME to exhibit at Ecomondo, the largest Western European green technology expo of the year. The event attracted more than 80,000 visitors and 1,100 exhibitors to Rimini, Italy; where they had the chance to see the cutting-edge innovations in connection with bio-economy, circular...
Refreshed in Barcelona
On the 10th of May, 2019 the Team Wasteless participated at the Conference of Refresh – one of the most important projects aiming to stop food waste. At the conference in Barcelona around 150 experts gathered from all over the world to talk about innovation and creative ideas on...
Food waste experts in Berlin
On 13th of June, 2019 the Team Wasteless travelled to Berlin in order to participate at the REFOWAS: Food Waste Monitoring and Prevention Workshop, where European food waste experts discussed current challenges and national approaches for monitoring, reporting, and measurement of food waste. The 12th Sustainable Development Goal of the...
Team Wasteless in Heraklion 2019 conference
Between the 26th and 28th of June 2019, Team Wasteless participated in the Heraklion conference, Greece, presenting the results of the research serving as input of the communication campaign of the Wasteless project, and meeting new possible partners in research; while it was also a great opportunity to hear...