De Voedselkringloop is a project of De KasKantine which aims to reduce food waste. We focus on saving primarily fruits, vegetables, bread and dry products. The project is 100% run by volunteers. Our food savers pick up food that otherwise would have been thrown away, sort it out and present it in our ‘shops’ which are open to anyone who is interested. |
The broader aim of the project is to contribute to the circular economy of the neighborhood, and to make citizens “future proof” by closing resource loops. In the EU, around 88 million tonnes of food waste are generated annually with associated costs estimated at 143 billion euro's (FUSIONS, 2016), about 30% of the originally produced food.
Wasting food is not only an ethical and economic issue but it also depletes the environment of limited natural resources. Reducing food waste helps to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and, on top of that, it enables us to:
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