This last module focuses on solutions that are emerging all around the world. You will dive into the exciting world of food waste innovations. Following the food waste pyramid developed by the US EPA, which determines the priority strategies to tackle food waste, you will discover solutions that enable to prevent food waste, redistribute food leftovers, transform food waste into animal feed, transform food waste into industrial uses or sources of energy. In addition, you will get familiar with international standards on food waste which encapsulate this philosophy to create an ecosystem of food waste solution providers. Upon completing this Module, you will be able to/have learned how to: · Identify relevant solutions to prevent, manage and reduce food waste · Determine the pros and cons of the different solutions · Choose the right solutions for your own context and challenges · Build a stakeholder mapping of solutions existing in your ecosystemReports: U.S. Food Waste Investment Report, ReFED, 2018 (highly recommended) Food waste management innovations in the foodservice industry, Carlos Martin-Rios, 2018The role of packaging in minimising food waste in the supply chain of the future, RMIT University, 2013Articles:Bite into these 12 food waste startups, Forbes, 2017 (highly recommended) Videos:The PLEDGE video, The PLEDGE, 2020 (highly recommended) www.thepledgeonfoodwaste.org (highly recommended) Chef’s Table – Bo Lan episode, Netflix series, 2018 (highly recommended)
Tomorrow, Cyril Dion & Mélanie Laurent, 2017 Ugly delicious, Netflix series, 2018 Toolbox:Food waste is a solvable problem, 2020, ReFED