From Waste to Value: How to Tackle Food Waste

Discover the causes and impact of food waste, and learn how you can tackle it on a personal, community, and national level.

Duration: 3 weeks

Weekly duration: 3 hours

Location: 100% online

Price: This course is free for 3 weeks, from the moment you start.

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About : Explore how combatting food waste and food loss can help the environment

Please note that a Spanish version of the course can be found here.

The significant contribution the food system makes to climate change is widely recognised, and consumers are increasingly concerned about food waste.

On this course, you’ll explore how you – as a consumer – can act and inspire others to reduce food waste effectively and sustainably. You’ll learn what food waste is, and why it matters, and gain practical information on how to be an agent of change both personally and politically.

You’ll discover how the circular economy provides a framework for discovering solutions to this issue, and hear from companies that are making a difference.

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By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Assess the causes of food loss and food waste and assess the effect on the planet in terms of food security, sustainability and climate change
Reflect on how changes in the way we shop, cook and store food can help reduce food waste
Compare the practices of different retailers and discover the innovations that are helping them to reduce waste
Explore your own personal contribution to the problem and solutions offered by waste hierarchy and the circular economy
Debate how to produce actionable changes that can make an impact on your own community
Synthesise the policies of national governments and the EU and help improve the sustainability of the food system in your country