WASTEWISE

The 2nd #WASTEWISE #ProgressMeeting concluded with great success👏🏾👏🏾 #Bucharest

The evaluation of European policies on #FoodWaste was a key focus, along with communication & dissemination activities. The project is on the right track🔝

Info & pictures🔗 bit.ly/3KyonFp
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The 2nd #ProgressMeeting of #WASTEWISE is underway in #Bucharest #Romania 📍

The consortium met to present the #results achieved so far in the first project year and discuss the next steps towards a more sustainable #FoodSystem 🌿👣

More ℹ️& pictures: bit.ly/3KyonFp @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

🌿 We are excited to announce that the next #ProgressMeeting of #WASTEWISE will take place on:

📅 4–5 December
📍 #NUSTPB, #Bucharest, #Romania

👥 Partners from across #Europe will gather to review advancements, share insights, and plan the next steps👣

#foodwaste @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

#WASTEWISE released a new set of #recommendations aimed at improving the quality & comparability of #FoodWaste #data across #EU Member States🌍We propose:

✔️ More harmonised & transparent #methodologies🔁
✔️ Stronger institutional #coordination🤝

Article📘 bit.ly/482I9Sq
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The first #WASTEWISE #newsletter is out 📩💥

The project has completed its first year and is making good progress🔝Read all about it & watch the #video summary we've prepared for you🎥👁👂🏼👄

Read the 1st issue👉🏾 bit.ly/3XhBBsR
Subscribe for future editions👉🏾 bit.ly/4iiqd9H
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📊 #WASTEWISE partner @agroscope.bsky.social has developed a product-level #database of food loss & waste focusing specifically on high-impact food items.

More than 5️⃣0️⃣ products classified in 12 food groups🍎🥦🥩To learn more & check out the database visit👉🏼 bit.ly/4oLpr7H @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

#WASTEWISE participated in the #OECD Food-Chain Analysis #Network meeting in #Paris📍

👥 The team was well represented and heard many inspiring presentations on measuring #foodwaste, #stakeholderengagement & #innovativesolutions to #reducefoodwaste🎯

ℹ️ bit.ly/3Xv5hmm @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

WASTEWISE work plan Get an overview of WASTEWISE's research framework and learn more about our strategy to reduce food waste and promote a more sustainable food system. The leaders of each working group explain the project´s work plan in this video.

👁 Get an overview of #WASTEWISE's #workplan and learn about our strategy to #reducefoodwaste & promote a more #sustainablefoodsystem. We explain it in this #video 🎥 bit.ly/4p2amOK

In this 1️⃣st year🎉🎉 we have made great progress, soon we will reveal moreℹ️ Stay tuned❗️ @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

🌱📢 The #outcomes of the #WASTEWISE project were presented at the 2025 AgroVet‑Strickhof Tagung #Switzerland 📍

Manika Roediger from @agroscope.bsky.social presented a poster analysing the mass flow of bovine #meat from a #foodwaste perspective.

Moreℹ️ bit.ly/4qJ8U5p @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

🍏🌱 #WASTEWISE members visited two cooperatives and a major processing #industry in #Italy that operate within the #apple supply chain.

The aim❓ To gather missing #data on #foodloss and #foodwaste

#Video & moreℹ️ bit.ly/490PVNt @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @luke.fi @eucoreconsulting.bsky.social

📢 #WASTEWISE #newsletter is coming soon🚀

📥 We are getting ready to launch the first edition — your go-to source for updates, events, & insights into our research progress.

👉 Subscribe to make sure you don’t miss it: wastewise-project.eu/newsroom/new...

#foodwaste @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

🌍 #WASTEWISE at a webinar organised by the @ec.europa.eu on #foodloss & #foodwaste research👇🏼

✔️ The event gathered coordinators from 14 ongoing and recently concluded projects to discuss challenges and opportunities in the sector.

ℹ️ bit.ly/49mxlzq @foloueu.bsky.social @rosettaprojecteu.bsky.social

⚠️ Marked differences in #foodwastedata across #EU Member States

📊 The study conducted by #WASTEWISE partner @luke.fi revealed significant variation in the #quantification and the #methodologies used to assess #foodwaste.

Learn moreℹ️ bit.ly/4nmHVK1 @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu

#WASTEWISE partner @luke.fi introduced an innovative approach that connects #foodwastedata with #environmentalimpact #data from Life Cycle Assessment ( #LCA) databases 🔀

The #FoodEx2 classification tool was selected to standardize data and establish clear linkage protocols🎯

Moreℹ️ bit.ly/4ncabz1

Weaving #synergies between projects & people🌍💡

On 7 October, our member Clara Cicatiello joined the inspiring workshop “Pricing the Future of Food – uncovering the real costs of what we eat”, organised by #FOODCoST

She presented the goals of #WASTEWISE, opening the door to new #collaborations 🤝

📢 #WASTEWISE project marked the #FLWday in #Argeș, #Romania 📍 We shared project´s vision, goals, and ongoing work🔛 bit.ly/4n7fWy4

👥 Representatives from various public institutions and over 100 retailers & economic agents from the #HORECA sector participated in this event #foodwaste @ec.europa.eu

🤖 Did you know #AI can bridge the gap in #foodwastedata? 📈

Research by #WASTEWISE partner @luke.fi reveals that Large Language Models #LLM can help match inconsistent #data across different #foodwaste classification systems📊

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/46QGsXx @ec.europa.eu @horizoneu.bsky.social

#WASTEWISE identified 5️⃣ types of #reboundeffects relevant to #foodwasteprevention 🎯to develope more robust methods for assessing #environmentalimpact ☘️

1️⃣Income-driven rebound
2️⃣Income-dependent rebound
3️⃣Technological rebound
4️⃣Price-driven rebound
5️⃣Economy-wide rebound

ℹ️ bit.ly/42wrHGX @ec.europa.eu

#Networking at #Agri4D 🤝

The relationships & the conversations that arise at events are very important. In this case, #foodwaste and the transformation of agri-food systems for #sustainabledevelopment. Livia Lara Kastner from #SLU shared the work being done at #WASTEWISE 🌱

Thank you😊 @ec.europa.eu

#EU Directive 2025/1892 on waste, by the @europarl.europa.eu & Council, marks a turning point for #foodwastepolicy 📌Nevertheless #WASTEWISE has some #criticalquestions open:

1️⃣Who measures & who funds?
2️⃣How stable is the baseline?
3️⃣From #measurement to #impact

Read all🔗 bit.ly/3WppLfK @ec.europa.eu

Metabolic food waste If people eat too much and gain weight, it is bad for their health. At the same time, it is a waste of resources because it is unnecessary. Therefore, if we can reduce excessive consumption, it will benefit both the environment and human health. This is the idea behind the term 'metabolic food waste'.

💭 #FLWday reflection: #MetabolicFoodWaste

⚠️ If people eat too much it is bad for their health, and it is a waste of #resources because it is unnecessary❌ Therefore, if we reduce excessive #consumption it will benefit both the environment & #humanhealth🌳💪🏾

🎞 bit.ly/46IUjxL @agroscope.bsky.social

#WASTEWISE’s first #results at the #RetasteConference 🔝

👥 On 24-27 September the #RETASTE2025 Conference took place in #Athens📍 Several #WASTEWISE partners had a prominent presence at the conference, aimed at rethinking food resources, losses, and waste♻️Congratulations to everyone😊
🌐 bit.ly/3KllIhZ

What is the rebound effect? The rebound effect happens when the savings generated from reducing food waste are spent on other goods or services with a considerable environmental footprint. Rebound effects can offset expected environmental benefits by more than 50%, and in some cases up to 90%. Therefore, it is paramount that rebound effects are taken into account in food waste prevention initiatives.

💭 #FLWday reflection: the #reboundeffect

Reducing #foodwaste is a must but how do we reduce it❓ What do we do with the savings generated when we reduce it? Often this money is spent on goods that have a considerable #environmentalfootprint ⚠️

#WASTEWISE will calculate this impact🎯 bit.ly/4myuoi9

#WASTEWISE will be present at #RETASTE2025 #conference📍 #Athens #Greece

👥 Our members Mattias Eriksson & Clara Cicatiello will be the #keynote speakers at the opening, and our partners from @luke.fi and #SLU will present the findings of the research conducted so far🔍 #foodwaste

🌐 retaste.gr

YouTube video by WASTEWISE WASTEWISE data collection on field losses at Abruzzo, Italy

#WASTEWISE partners started to collect #data on #foodloss & #foodwaste in agricultural fields. Members of the University of Tuscia visited fields in #Abruzzo, central #Italy, to begin collecting data on salad losses using a #drone🥦🎥

Watch #video🎞 youtu.be/zj0zoVYw_uA?... #agriculture @ec.europa.eu

Who is who at #WASTEWISE❓ Meet our team👥

Our #consortium consists of9️⃣institutions from6️⃣different countries, covering the wide range of expertise necessary to achieve the project's objectives. Watch the presentation #videos🎦 bit.ly/3IvLr6u

2️⃣ #foodwaste experts make up the External Advisory Board🔝

Clara Cicatiello, University of Tuscia

Who is who at #WASTEWISE? ❓

👱🏼‍♀️ C. Cicatiello is an associate professor at the University of Tuscia and previously coordinated the #LOWINFOOD project.

🗣 ‘I hope to classify and organise all the #data available at European level on #foodwaste much better than is currently the case.’

🎞 bit.ly/3K4ibVa

Mattias Eriksson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences SLU

Who is who at #WASTEWISE❓

👱🏼 M. Eriksson is a researcher at #SLU #Sweden The team will focus on #foodwaste #statistics & #reboundeffects.

🗣 ‘I am very curious to find out what is behind the statistics because I believe there are many differences between countries and sectors.’

🎞 bit.ly/4mfh6aq

✨ Meet Valeria De Laurentiis, member of the #WASTEWISE External Advisory Board!

Valeria is a Scientific Officer at @ec.europa.eu (JRC), with extensive expertise in food waste management.🌍♻️

🌐 Explore all the consortium: wastewise-roject.eu/consortium/

🌍 We are delighted to introduce Felicitas Schneider, a valued member of the #WASTEWISE External Advisory Board.
Felicitas works at the Thünen-Institut, focusing on the prevention of food loss and food waste. ♻️✨

👉 Explore all our consortium members: wastewise-project.eu/consortium/
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