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Using eggshells and tomatoes to make sustainable rubber tires

Using eggshells and tomatoes to make sustainable rubber tires

Jun 22, 2020 | General, Institutions, News, Producers, Tech and development

Eggshells, tomato peels and many other different types of food that are being thrown out can be reused and turned into sustainable rubber. This rubber can be used in tires as found by researchers a while ago. The material that would usually be used to fill the rubber...
Roompot and Too Good To Go enter into cooperation

Roompot and Too Good To Go enter into cooperation

Jun 22, 2020 | General, Hospitality, News, Producers, Supermarkets and retail

Roompot has entered into a partnership with Too Good To Go, which means that they can save about 20,000 meals annually. Currently, there are 19 different parks from Roompot that offer daily surpluses in the Too Good To Go app. The so-called “Magic Boxes”...
We have to move towards a more sustainable food system

We have to move towards a more sustainable food system

May 5, 2020 | Farmers and gardeners, General, Hospitality, Institutions, News, Producers, Research, Research news, Supermarkets and retail, Tech and development

A new research report shows that we need to change the way we produce and distribute food to ensure better food security in the future. This is concluded by European scientists concerned with the question of how this change should take place. Katrien Termeer,...
Sustainable packaging by means of laser technology

Sustainable packaging by means of laser technology

Apr 13, 2020 | General, Institutions, News, Producers, Supermarkets and retail, Tech and development

PerfoTec has an innovative way of packaging called the Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP). With the use of new techniques, the company tries to package food in a safer, cheaper and more sustainable way. The goal is to reduce waste and costs because the productivity...
Bioprotection to reduce food waste and plastic use

Bioprotection to reduce food waste and plastic use

Jan 27, 2020 | General, Institutions, News, Producers, Tech and development

Bioprotection is a method in which a specific combination of bacteria is added, which in turn inhibits other bacterial growth. This ultimately produces less lactic acid, which is beneficial for the shelf life. Bioprotection is thus a way to combat food waste and also...
Reducing food waste by using the right packaging

Reducing food waste by using the right packaging

Jan 17, 2020 | General, News, Producers, Supermarkets and retail

Pere Fullana i Palmer participated in the round table conference on the circular economy of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Fullana i Palmer is a UN observer at the climate summit in Madrid, in addition to being the director of the UNESCO Chair...
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