https://reasonstobecheerful.world/milan-italy-zero-food-waste/
"With its packets of
tagliatelle pasta, tins of tomato sauce and large
bottles of extra virgin olive oil, the Gallaratese Hub just off Via Appennini
in Milan’s northwest seems like any other supermarket in the Italian city.
But the produce on the shelves of the 400-square-meter space, owned by the
municipality of Milan and opened in July, has been donated by supermarket
chains and private businesses just around the block. And the customers, who
show up to get their groceries five days a week, don’t pay a thing — it’s all
covered by a prepaid card.
“It’s about making our food systems more sustainable and less wasteful,” says
Federica Giannotta, head of advocacy and Italian programs at Terre des Hommes
Italy, the NGO running the solidarity supermarket as well as outreach
distribution. “And of course helping those families that are really in need of
support.”
The Gallaratese Hub, one of three currently in Milan, is part of the city’s
pioneering efforts to cut down food waste. Milan is the first major city to
enforce a citywide food waste policy, relying on the wide-ranging cooperation
of public agencies, food banks, charities, NGOs, universities and private
businesses."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
