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German Government's Too Good for the Bin Initiative

  • Published on January 23, 2018
The initiative aims at reducing food waste in Germany. The initiative aims at helping consumers to reduce their food waste by applying 10 `golden rules´ of food waste reduction. The rules range from reducing shopping lists to proper refrigeration to usage of leftovers. The initiative also works with stakeholder groups.
As part of a campaign to reduce food waste among consumers and along the entire supply chain, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture launched the "Too good for the bin" initiative to engage citizens, companies and organizations in saving food. The goal of the initiative is to cut in half the estimated 11 million tons of wasted food by 2030. The average German throws away 82 kilos (181 pounds) of unused food every year, much of it preventable waste that impacts the environment and the economy.

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