Food Waste Hackathon Italy
For this Food Waste Hackathon 2 high schools from Asti, Italy collaborated for the first time to combine the technical expertise "ITIS Alessandro Artom" with the know-how from the agricultural school "IISS “Giovanni Penna” to #reducefoodwaste. The Food Waste Hackathon took place in the "ITIS Alessandro Artom" High School in Asti in October (19-21st) 2017 organized by LAMORO (IT) and Square Bracket (AT). This time, no winners were chosen and everyone of the 30 participants was given a certificate by the mayor of Asti.
9 projects to #reducefoodwaste in Italy!
9 Teams, each of 3 to 4 pupils, presented their ideas to reducefoodwaste with apps or websites to the jury.
Storage
The app “Storage" provides information about food preservation and how to save food from being wasted. Aside from the information on the main page, there is also a mini game to improve users knowledge on food conservation, storage and what containers or recipes to use to waste less food.
E-doof
The app (E-doof) connects parents and school canteens to reduce food waste at school canteens, by only cooking for the pupils registered for that day. Parents also see the menu so they can decide if their child will want to eat this food or not. If there are still surplus meals, the parents can choose if the child can bring the meal home or that the school canteen shall donate it to a charity organization.
Stop Wasting Food
"Stop Wasting Food" is a website for families, especially focussing on moms, to support them to waste less food at home. The website provides information about how to store and cook food properly in order to not waste it. The app also gives information of the expiration date, so that less food is thrown away because of this.
Food Duel
The Quizz Game “Food Duel" aims to change the way people think about food, food production and environmental aspects of food waste in a fun way. It is structured like a trivial game. To make it more interesting users can play in multiplayer matches, challenge others and share their progress also on Social media. To reach many people with this game, a cooperation with Una buona occasione is planned to promote the game.
No Waste
The App "No Waste" will help you keep track of the expiration date of the products you bought without making it not necessary to scan the expiration date of the products.The plan is to include a QR code at the bottom of the receipt, that you receive when you pay at the supermarket, that includes the information of all the products you bought with it’s expiration date. You only have to scan the QR code once to have all the information saved in the app. It will give you updates and you also see in the calendar an overview of the products you have at home and when they will expire.
There will also be a forum and shopping lists.
There will also be a forum and shopping lists.
The Saving Machine
The Saving Machine with the motto “The more you throw the less you pay”. It aims to motivate people to correctly throw away the food waste for compost. The food that people throw in this machine is transformed into manure that can be used in agriculture. The more you throw in this machine, they less you have to paid taxes. You can register a profile with the app. The machine recognizes you with your health card and measures the weight. The food is shredded and put in a container and a person collect the material from the Saving Machines all over the town. They finished compost will be sold to farms and this money is used to pay for the tax reduction.
GIFT EAT
The app GIFT EAT is used by a group of volunteers. It|s main function is to help farmers to avoid food waste bz giving it to volunteer groups that share it with people in need. In a forum famers can communicate with the organizations. The app will be spread by cooperationpartners like STREFOWA.
Don't waste food
The website "Don't waste food" aims to sensiiye people about food waste with general info on food waste. One part is for companies to make easier for them donate food, that will be wasted at the store. You can register as a individual or a company. And there will be a profile with which everyone can share tips, but they need to be approved by the admin and shown in the tips section, where you can find tips for food, cosmetics and cleaning products. As a company there are the 2 options, you can donate or receive surplus food. You can find the prototyp at: http://progettocibo.altervista.org/tips.php#all.
EyeFood
The app “eyeFood” is connecting people in need and people or charity organisations with the ones that have too much. The app shows where you can find the cheaper product.
The food is not just from supermarkets, also families and farmers can offer their surplus food to charity organizations. The app has 3 main functions. Purchase food, donatate food or to and get contact information of charity organizations, where to donate to. You can also find tips on how to preserve food by cooking, freezing and using special recipes.
The food is not just from supermarkets, also families and farmers can offer their surplus food to charity organizations. The app has 3 main functions. Purchase food, donatate food or to and get contact information of charity organizations, where to donate to. You can also find tips on how to preserve food by cooking, freezing and using special recipes.
The STREFOWA Food Waste Hackathons are closely linked to our pilot actions. In the STREFOWA Pilot Actions all participating partners test in their country strategies to #reducefoodwaste in a certain field. In Italy LAMORO is testing how schools can #reducefoodwaste.
