Food waste

Seal of approval Trademarked sealing technology proves its worth on potato product lines Improves output speed and quality, reduces costs and associated production and food waste McCain Foods Ltd. in the UK has adopted Integrity Seal™ for its range of frozen chips and specialty potato products to...

Packaging tech tackles fresh food waste Successful trial of gas permeable packaging solution leads to full roll-out Solution has potential to cut product waste by up to 50 % throughout the supply chain and at home The fruit and vegetable sector has been identified as the second biggest sector in the...

Sturdy recycled PET packaging proves reliable Supermarket launches trial of rPET packaging to cut food waste from damaged eggs The new cartons reduce egg waste, are 30 % lighter, have a 44 % lower carbon footprint A British supermarket chain launched a programme to tackle food waste. As part of this...

Intelligent packaging is based on the idea that packaging is more than a container, it can also be a highly effective communication medium, carrying information on material flows and logistics (via truck, train, ship, etc), and it can transmit information visually (via indicators, graphics, etc.) or...

Sensible food management gets results Hospital limits food waste at its source Saves up to € 30 000 per year Carbon footprint lowered by 34 tonnes of CO2 a year Centre Hospitalier de Redon, France is a health facility with technical expertise in the fields of medicine, surgery, obstetrics...

Local shop tackles 'food print' in its own style Sustainable shop sells local produce, unpacked, and mostly organic Customers buy what they need with no extra packaging, all part of the shop's prize-winning zero-waste policy Effecorta, a small shop in the town of Capannori, Italy is a classic...

Much better diagnosis... Combating food wastage saves 1.2 tonnes of waste Small recycling investment avoids 1.6 tonnes of packaging In 2011, the Saint-Thomas de Villeneuve Hospital in Brittany was given a troubling diagnosis. It was producing way too much waste. An expert carried out three site...

Self-assessment can help you review the company's waste-management practices. Through no- or low-cost measures, you can identify where waste is arising at each stage of a process and take steps to reduce it. This will boost your environmental performance, reduce your carbon footprint and help to...

Ice pigging is an efficient method to remove sediment from pipelines, for example in food-manufacturing plants. As the semi-solid ice slurry is pumped through the system, it scrapes the pipes and tanks to recover useable food product, rather than the organic material being lost in the effluent. Ice...

Looking to garbage for inspiration... Composting and recycling cuts landfill by 99 % and associated costs 8 cedar composting bins divert around 190 kg of organic waste weekly Cajun Attic, a restaurant in Canada, implemented a management system for the (mainly organic) waste generated on site with...

The sunburnt country... an apple story State-supported, water-efficient overhead misting system saves sensitive fruits from the harsh Australian sun Losses from sunburnt apples reduced by 80 %, saving € 30 430 a year Spread over five sites and 250 hectares, Oakmoor Orchards produces apples, pears...

Environmental and social benefits rolled into one Programme to recover used cooking oil and convert it to biodiesel saves resources and cuts CO2 Social enterprise running the operation creates new jobs for disadvantaged groups In hotel kitchens and restaurants, large quantities of used cooking oil...