Food waste

Designer begins plastic knife and vase made to be eaten and decomposed by insects

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Designer begins plastic knife and vase made to be eaten and decomposed by insects

Altering the environmental impact of polystyrene, one of the world's most polluting plastics, designer Arnaud Tantet turned to mealworms and superw...

Design : Food & Drink : Sustainability

How Soil is Inspiring Food Futures

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How Soil is Inspiring Food Futures

Dish The Dirt, a unique dining experience by designer and lecturer Gabby Morris, suggests soil is the key to an ethically interconnected food indus...

Food : Soil : Sustainability

GoneShells: the edible potato-based juice bottles

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GoneShells: the edible potato-based juice bottles

Tomorrow Machine, an innovative design studio known for researching the future of packaging materials, has joined forces with juice company Eckes G...

Food : Drink : Packaging

Mill: the kitchen bin dehydrating food waste for the greater good

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Mill: the kitchen bin dehydrating food waste for the greater good

Kitchen appliances will soon include a food waste dehydrator bin, according to start-up Mill.

Food : Drink : Sustainability

Kendall Jenner’s tequila supports rural communities

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Kendall Jenner’s tequila supports rural communities

The influencer's tequila company, 818, is supporting the Mexican communities that produce its agave spirits.

Food : Drink : Sustainability

Stat: Food waste is fuelled by consumer indecision

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Stat: Food waste is fuelled by consumer indecision

People across the UK are throwing away a staggering amount of produce, with research revealing that consumer indecision is fuelling food waste.

Stat : Statistic : Stats

Co-op’s festive spot is the UK’s first live tv advert

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Co-op’s festive spot is the UK’s first live tv advert

Eschewing the usual high-budget campaigns that characterise the Christmas period, British retailer Co-op is shining a light on food waste with the ...

Technology : Media And Entertainment : Advertising & Branding

Nendo’s petit markets enable on-demand farms

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Nendo’s petit markets enable on-demand farms

Design studio Nendo is empowering local farmers with its adaptable roadside vegetable stands that enable direct-to-consumer sales.

Food : Drink : Supply Chain

Ikea’s cookbook transforms food waste into culinary creations

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Ikea’s cookbook transforms food waste into culinary creations

Canada – Ikea has launched a collection of recipes that turns leftover food into gourmet dishes, intending to reduce food waste in Canada.

Food & Drink : Retail : Sustainability

Stat: Global food waste remains at substantial levels

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Stat: Global food waste remains at substantial levels

Food waste remains at significant levels in households, retail outlets and food services across the globe.

Stat : Food And Drink : Food Waste

Experimental cosmetics that rework food waste

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Experimental cosmetics that rework food waste

Designer Júlia Roca Vera is encouraging less wasteful habits through her line of food waste cosmetics.

Beauty : Health : Wellness

Japan strips bottle labels in recycling push

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Japan strips bottle labels in recycling push

Japan is focusing its sustainability efforts on removing all labels and tags on plastic bottles.

Society : Recycling : Plastic

This AI-enabled bin promotes eco-behaviour

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This AI-enabled bin promotes eco-behaviour

CleanRobotics is making eco-behaviour easier with its TrashBot product, using AI to sort and separate rubbish from recyclables.

Food : Drink : Sustainability

A lighting collection made from vegetables

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A lighting collection made from vegetables

A product design studio has collaborated with India-based designer Vaidehi Thakkar on a collection of lamps with shades made from red cabbage.

Design : Sustainability : Interiors

StixFresh has a simple solution to food waste

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StixFresh has a simple solution to food waste

The food-tech start-up has developed a sticker than can help keep fruits fresh for up to two weeks longer.

Food : Sustainability : Technology

Brandless makes healthy eating affordable

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Brandless makes healthy eating affordable

US – The online retailer offers consumers premium products at low prices.

Food : Retail : Cut-price

The Future Market envisages the future of grocery shopping

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The Future Market envisages the future of grocery shopping

New York – Presented at this year’s Summer Fancy Food Show, the installation transformed future food concepts into tangible items.

Food : Retail : Drinks

Food bank use in the UK is on the rise

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Food bank use in the UK is on the rise

UK – A new study by Oxford University warns of mounting poverty due to welfare changes.

Food : Finance : Culture

CES 2017: Garbage disposal

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CES 2017: Garbage disposal

Las Vegas – The innovation arm of home appliances manufacturer Whirlpool has unveiled a fast-acting food compost bin.

CES 2017 : Waste Warriors : Whirlpool

Beast & Burden: Food Styling

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Beast & Burden: Food Styling

Cross-disciplinary studio Beast & Burden challenges conventional perceptions of food through sculpture, photography and moving images. Its playful...

Beast And Burden : Sensory Assault : Food Styling

Lightly toasted

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Lightly toasted

London – Toast Ale, crafted from unsold slices of bread, hops, barley and yeast, addresses food waste in the UK.

Toast Ale : Trash-To-Table : Whole System Thinking

Change on the menu

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Change on the menu

Global – The United Nations has shown it has the stomach for sustainable thinking by serving guests a lunch made from discarded foodstuffs.

United Nations : UN : Headquarters

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Waste cuisine

Amsterdam – The Unwanted Animal Kitchen is a meat-serving food truck that poses a serious dilemma to vegetarians everywhere.

The Unwanted Animal Kitchen : Food Truck : Meat Waste

Food waste campaign aims to change French culinary culture

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Food waste campaign aims to change French culinary culture

A government campaign to limit food waste has introduced a new version of the doggy bag to France.

France : French Food Culture : Food Waste

New bio-reactive packaging could replace sell-by dates

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New bio-reactive packaging could replace sell-by dates

Bump Mark is a bio-reactive patch on food packaging that lets consumers feel when their perishables have expired.

Access For All : Food Packaging : Bump Mark

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