Food waste, here are 5 apps to reduce it

Preventing food waste with an app is possible. In the 2030 Agenda, the United Nations has also included the halving of food waste global retail per capita and that from the food supply chain by 2030. 75 grams per day: this is the amount of food waste per capita in homes in Italy in 2022, a year that saw a 12% decrease in trend compared to the previous onefor a value of 6.48 billion euros9 billion if the entire supply chain is considered. The report says so The case of Italy 2023 of the Waste Watcher International Observatory on food and sustainabilityreleased as part of the campaign Waste Zero by Last minute market and the University of Bolognain collaboration with Ipsos. The data, referring to the month of January 2023, arrive on the occasion of February 5, the 10th National Food Waste Prevention Day. In total, more than 4 million tons of food were thrown away in the Italian supply chain in 2022.

In our country there are several initiatives that allow individuals to actively participate in the fight against food waste through special apps for smartphones. Here are some examples.